eternalknot Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 So I'm searching Houzz for inspiration and (after a ridiculous number of hours) remembered that there are two ways to spell the color I'm looking for. Searching both spellings gave me so many more hits to drool over! And now I'm curious, which is the more common spelling? :tongue_smilie: Signed, Too Much Free Time Today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bang!Zoom! Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 I've always gone by the masculine rule=Grey Everything else is "Gray" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
In The Great White North Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 I thought grey was British and gray was American. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcadia Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 it depends on whether I am emailing a friend who is used to UK spelling or US spelling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonFaerie Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 I always thought it was something like 'gray' was a color, and 'grey' referred to people (ie. grey hair, or a grey old man). Of course, I could be totally wrong. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathryn Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 I have no rule over when I use one or the other. I think I always use an e at the end of blonde and axe though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bolt. Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 I've never encountered it spelled 'gray' -- I'd consider that a mis-spelling. I'm Canadian, if that's relevant, since it might be regional. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awisha. Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 Grey here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 I picked "don't you have kids to homeschool" since I'm assuming it is a stand in for "other." How bad is it that I don't remember how I spell it. It is too forced to even try to type it out right now. But I know what one is referring to when it is spelled either way. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudoMom Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 So I'm searching Houzz for inspiration and (after a ridiculous number of hours) remembered that there are two ways to spell the color I'm looking for. Searching both spellings gave me so many more hits to drool over! And now I'm curious, which is the more common spelling? :tongue_smilie: Signed, Too Much Free Time Today I spell it the way it looks prettiest in the sentence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Upward Journey Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 I thought grey was British and gray was American. This. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 I thought grey was British and gray was American. :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QueenCat Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 I thought grey was British and gray was American. :iagree:Yep Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melbotoast Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 I think of "grey" having a little more yellow in it, and "gray" being more blue. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Occasionally Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 I thought grey was British and gray was American. :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fraidycat Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 I'm a Canadian, living in the US. I use both, but probably use grey more often because that was what I was taught in school. I interchange other words, as well. For example: neighbour/neighbor theatre/theater I don't have a go-to for those ones either. There are probably more, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 I thought grey was British and gray was American. :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinder Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 Other. Used grey while growing up but switched to gray when I found out it was the correct US spelling. I've always lived in the US btw. In spite of being a good speller I grew up writing theatre instead of theater as well. I have never spelled color as colour, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unicorn. Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 I picked "I don't have a go-to". I grew up w/ gray, but then the last few years, I've discovered myself spelling more and more words using the British/Canadian spelling. I blame the hive! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAIMOM Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 I thought grey was British and gray was American. :iagree: Spelling Power had both words last unit so we had to look it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 I spell it both ways. Just depends on my mood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wendi Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 According to my English teacher in high school, "grey" is considered the correct British spelling, but "gray" is the correct American spelling. I still like to spell it "grey", though. I read too much British literature, I suppose. :D Wendi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happyhomemaker Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 I thought grey was British and gray was American. :iagree: My first impulse is grey because I read so much Brit lit as a kid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Live2Ride Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 Whatever comes forth from my fingers at the time i'm writing...i don't have a preference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nukeswife Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 I always use gray unless it's a persons last name then I use what they tell me :tongue_smilie: I know another poster mentioned theater/theatre to me they are both correct and I use theater to mean a place to see motion pictures where as a theatre is where you go to see a live action play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blessed3x Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 I thought grey was British and gray was American. :iagree: DS and I just read this today in our lesson in Logic of English. American is 'gray'. British is 'grey'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GailV Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 I know another poster mentioned theater/theatre to me they are both correct and I use theater to mean a place to see motion pictures where as a theatre is where you go to see a live action play. :iagree: on the theatre/theater. I use "grey", but I tend to think I'm pretentious doing that, and roll my eyes at myself behind my back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kubiac Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 Grey always looks prettier to me. Gray is all business. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krisperry Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 My son is Greyson. I think of the color as gray. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Totmama Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 I always thought it was something like 'gray' was a color, and 'grey' referred to people (ie. grey hair, or a grey old man). Of course, I could be totally wrong. :D I also remember something like this from school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elinor Everywhere Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 :iagree: on the theatre/theater. I use "grey", but I tend to think I'm pretentious doing that, and roll my eyes at myself behind my back. :lol::lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caitilin Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 Because I am a Madeleine L'Engle nerd, I always use grEy; she has a line somewhere to the effect that grey is a soft, pleasant color, while grAy is a hard cold color, like the last name of the character Zachary Gray. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UmMusa Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 Wow, this is all news to me. I think I would instinctively spell it 'grey', but I often wonder why there is a "gray" out there and never use it. And that's about as far as my questioning goes. Now I know! Awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Mungo Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 I thought grey was British and gray was American. :iagree: If I was in charge of words, then I would make it grey. I prefer the look of grey. But, I am not in charge and so gray is correct. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lailasmum Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 I always spell it Grey but when it is a name it always seems spelt Gray. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serenade Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 In journalism school years ago we were taught "gray." I remember this because I misspelled it in one of my biggest stories, and it has bugged me ever since. LOL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beezus Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 :iagree: My first impulse is grey because I read so much Brit lit as a kid. Same here! I also have a greyhound who is neither grey nor gray, but I still think I prefer "grey." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgiana Daniels Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 I thought grey was British and gray was American. :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaxMom Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 I always think it's "grey" and "gray" is some sort of misspelling... But, then, I tend to spell things the "rest of the English speaking world" way, and not the American English way, so I'm probably not the best judge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elizabeth in MN Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 I use both, though if given a choice I use the "a" spelling". For example, the word may be someones name and they will have their own idea on how to spell it. I'll respect their spelling of their name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LizzyBee Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 I thought grey was British and gray was American. :iagree: This. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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