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Tiffinini Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary

Grey or Gray?

I've been thinking . . .
Is it better to write grey or gray?
I have a feeling one of them is "british".

Tell me what you think and why.
  

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Tiffinini Tell me what you think and why. I think you're right. ) I try to remember which is which by thinking of the Greyhound bus company.

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  • Tiffinini Tell me what you think and why.
  • I think you're right.
  • ) I try to remember which is which by thinking of the Greyhound bus company.
  • This is an American exception, so "gray" is the American spelling.
  • ) Welcome to English Forums, Tiffinini.
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TiffininiTell me what you think and why.
I think you're right. (Because I read that.)
I try to remember which is which by thinking of the Greyhound bus company. This is an American exception, so "gray" is the American spelling. (Maybe greyhound dogs came from GB.)
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I see both in the US (and I use 'grey', myself).
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I've used "gray" ever since I learned about "The old gray mare," which was many long years ago.... but you can see both spellings...
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Interesting. I'm a bit surprised by the difference, but Google lists 'grey' as in 'grey hair' nearly six to one over 'gray'.
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According to Collins Cobuild Dictionary and Longman Dictionary, 'grey' is BrE and 'gray' is AmE.

I am surprised that Americans use 'grey'.
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Yoong LiatAccording to Collins Cobuild Dictionary and Longman Dictionary, 'grey' is BrE and 'gray' is AmE.
I find this very believable.
Yoong LiatI am surprised that Americans use 'grey'.
Whenever we start feeling linguistically insecure, we revert to the 'mother tongue'!
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