tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6837377641582245515.post4983526146364455611..comments2023-10-15T03:17:27.336-07:00Comments on Breathings: G: Grey vs. GrayJessica L. Celayahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13725283349220405323noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6837377641582245515.post-33367809594991513342012-04-09T13:46:06.006-07:002012-04-09T13:46:06.006-07:00I go back and forth and should probably be more co...I go back and forth and should probably be more consistent :P I think that it's a cultural thing, depends on what country/region you're from :xMichellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01884710778759680805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6837377641582245515.post-18750838077039506472012-04-08T17:46:59.023-07:002012-04-08T17:46:59.023-07:00I use grey.
Look forward to your challenge run…
-...I use grey.<br /><br />Look forward to your challenge run…<br />--Damyanti, Co-host A to Z Challenge April 2012<br /><br />Twitter: @AprilA2Z<br /> #atozchallengeAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04283371140346602856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6837377641582245515.post-81980843628138514312012-04-08T12:12:07.378-07:002012-04-08T12:12:07.378-07:00I think I usually use grey.I think I usually use grey.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6837377641582245515.post-57862835219407815812012-04-08T08:22:57.017-07:002012-04-08T08:22:57.017-07:00I always spell this word interchangeably. One day ...I always spell this word interchangeably. One day its grey, another its gray. They both work for me. And thanks for stopping by my blog!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6837377641582245515.post-89911902375638002112012-04-08T04:00:11.322-07:002012-04-08T04:00:11.322-07:00I tend to use grey, and honour rather than honor a...I tend to use grey, and honour rather than honor as well. Perhaps because my hubs came from UK and I got used to it.Lihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08831231531918915804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6837377641582245515.post-21464788152745695462012-04-07T20:22:44.558-07:002012-04-07T20:22:44.558-07:00I've always wondered about "gray" an...I've always wondered about "gray" and "grey." Suppose I use whatever one makes me feel International ;)jhuber7672https://www.blogger.com/profile/18416207369827729263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6837377641582245515.post-92200015214782466602012-04-07T20:10:15.236-07:002012-04-07T20:10:15.236-07:00I too make the Oxford dictionary kind of mistake, ...I too make the Oxford dictionary kind of mistake, and go with the British spelling. I am a grade school teacher so I get into a lot of trouble with my students' parents. <br /><br />Grey seems more, well GREY!<br /><br />Gray seems too close to gay- which is not dark at all.50 foot QEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09697824892799344961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6837377641582245515.post-37320376464342943902012-04-07T16:05:51.020-07:002012-04-07T16:05:51.020-07:00I never know which way to spell it and it tends to...I never know which way to spell it and it tends to make me feel ignorant! Thanks for the lesson.gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08242071379361512021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6837377641582245515.post-54394844713208457472012-04-07T13:15:34.984-07:002012-04-07T13:15:34.984-07:00ONly recently did I learn one was more American th...ONly recently did I learn one was more American than the other. I always thought either was correct. What is the big deal? Is there anyone who doesn't understand what it means if you write one or the other.Susan Gourley/Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02669793865290876168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6837377641582245515.post-34221600457483655962012-04-07T12:47:54.262-07:002012-04-07T12:47:54.262-07:00I use gray.I use gray.Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275456448997619944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6837377641582245515.post-1212519936536891472012-04-07T10:53:33.231-07:002012-04-07T10:53:33.231-07:00I write whichever one comes out, so I switch betwe...I write whichever one comes out, so I switch between them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6837377641582245515.post-67086464708224074072012-04-07T08:48:07.815-07:002012-04-07T08:48:07.815-07:00I switch back and forth and I always seem to have ...I switch back and forth and I always seem to have to look it up. I like grey better.deathwriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12981490242657443114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6837377641582245515.post-59174238753722251722012-04-07T08:12:33.161-07:002012-04-07T08:12:33.161-07:00Typical American here, so I use gray, but I agree ...Typical American here, so I use gray, but I agree that grey looks cooler.Donna K. Weaverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15763832177263927311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6837377641582245515.post-60032825615185412672012-04-07T06:13:52.381-07:002012-04-07T06:13:52.381-07:00"GRAYte" word! I prefer Grey for the sam..."GRAYte" word! I prefer Grey for the same reasons you mentioned. I will use "gray" if I'm writing something "official" for business, but for personal use it's always "grey." Gandalf the Gray? I don't think so.Luana Krausehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08940192586072864886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6837377641582245515.post-57752134600113232652012-04-07T05:50:59.148-07:002012-04-07T05:50:59.148-07:00Yes, I use grey too. And it's very common that...Yes, I use grey too. And it's very common that words have been Americanized. Like dialogue... which is actually spell-checked on American word programs to spell as dialog. Many words have been Americanized... but I always prefer the British spellings.PK HREZOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11650153097981426833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6837377641582245515.post-68050043579224734922012-04-07T04:45:57.155-07:002012-04-07T04:45:57.155-07:00I use grey too! Seems to be the popular choice! :D...I use grey too! Seems to be the popular choice! :DKyra Lennonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13853462182450429660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6837377641582245515.post-86740260263583463992012-04-07T04:43:50.192-07:002012-04-07T04:43:50.192-07:00I'm a Brit so I use 'grey' though '...I'm a Brit so I use 'grey' though 'gray' actually seems more logical and looks nicer:-)jabbloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12176958811589489979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6837377641582245515.post-84820648870297300362012-04-07T03:24:10.168-07:002012-04-07T03:24:10.168-07:00Funny you should say that. I couldn't tell the...Funny you should say that. I couldn't tell the difference until recently. I thought I must have misspelled grey when other corrected it to gray.Francene Stanleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08298485336064691700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6837377641582245515.post-79785390350041796362012-04-07T03:22:13.487-07:002012-04-07T03:22:13.487-07:00I use grey. I'm from England!
This is me, Dun...I use grey. I'm from England!<br /><br />This is me, Duncan D. Horne, visiting you from the A-Z challenge, wishing you all the best throughout April and beyond.<br><br /><a href="http://www.duncaninkuantan.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Duncan In Kuantan</a>Duncan D. Horne - the Kuantan bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12693187639452569397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6837377641582245515.post-65212991688288812722012-04-07T03:20:21.577-07:002012-04-07T03:20:21.577-07:00Always 'grey'.
I was taught 'grey'...Always 'grey'.<br /><br />I was taught 'grey' is the English spelling and 'gray' is American. Weird what happens to vowels when words cross the Atlantic ... like where did the 'u' from 'neigbour', 'colour' and 'favourite' all disappear to?Groverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08820685950702087464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6837377641582245515.post-29988490272885010392012-04-07T03:13:36.751-07:002012-04-07T03:13:36.751-07:00I usually write gray, but once in a while I type g...I usually write gray, but once in a while I type grey.<br /><br />Have a wonderful weekend.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6837377641582245515.post-47651552284697931452012-04-07T02:51:34.691-07:002012-04-07T02:51:34.691-07:00We in the UK uses Grey. It's strange I suppose...We in the UK uses Grey. It's strange I suppose.<br /><br />Have a happy Easter,<br />Yvonne.RHYTHM AND RHYMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11386975261804630799noreply@blogger.com