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 Apr 20 2008, 09:10 PM
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well...
is it grey or gray? (i thought i'd make a topic that isn't focused on god, abortion, the upcoming election, etc.  )post away! |
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Apr 20 2008, 09:38 PM
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My second grade teacher told us that she used "gray" because it sounds like the letter "A" and therefore should have "a" in the word, and that has always stuck with me.
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manny-the-dino grey v. gray Apr 20 2008, 09:10 PM
brooklyneast05 it's grey. gray is the american spin off spell... Apr 20 2008, 09:15 PM synkro i'm used to grey. also used to theatre. Apr 20 2008, 09:42 PM misoshiru why is it in debate? what's there to debate a... Apr 20 2008, 09:57 PM
heartquasm QUOTE(misoshiru @ Apr 20 2008, 10:57 PM) ... Apr 20 2008, 10:12 PM
manny-the-dino QUOTE(misoshiru @ Apr 20 2008, 07:57 PM) ... Apr 20 2008, 11:08 PM Tungster QUOTE(manny-the-dino @ Apr 20 2008,... Apr 20 2008, 11:10 PM Elba QUOTE(Tungster @ Apr 20 2008, 09:10 PM) W... Apr 21 2008, 12:28 AM karmakiller I spell it both ways. Usually spell it gray. But I... Apr 20 2008, 09:59 PM NoSex QUOTE(manny-the-dino @ Apr 20 2008,... Apr 20 2008, 10:14 PM freeridefight QUOTE(NoSex @ Apr 20 2008, 11:14 PM) Oh, ... May 5 2008, 11:11 AM Tungster How does this topic have more replies than mine... Apr 20 2008, 10:16 PM Elba QUOTE(Tungster @ Apr 20 2008, 08:16 PM) ... Apr 21 2008, 12:26 AM ersatz Grey is a color, gray is a verb. Apr 20 2008, 10:17 PM synkro QUOTE(ersatz @ Apr 20 2008, 07:17 PM) Gre... Apr 21 2008, 04:14 PM Gryffindor-Girl I spell it whatever way I want at the time but I g... May 4 2008, 05:06 PM Relentless It's like one of those things, the difference ... Apr 21 2008, 01:10 AM illmortal I spell it gray. I've seen people of European ... Apr 21 2008, 03:04 PM paperplane QUOTE(misoshiru @ Apr 20 2008, 10:57 PM) ... Apr 21 2008, 07:15 PM XTC Grey, Theatre, Colour, Its all the same Olde Engli... Apr 21 2008, 07:34 PM doughnut i honestly type both.
colour and color
grey and g... Apr 22 2008, 04:47 AM pandora this isnt really a debate. moved to the lounge. Apr 22 2008, 05:23 AM Reconditee I spell it both ways, usually. But most of the tim... Apr 22 2008, 08:57 AM IVIike Gray is the way the firerox spell checker has it Apr 22 2008, 01:00 PM SilentLaugh i use gray because my computer doesnt like grey
n... Apr 22 2008, 02:29 PM ms-jojo I spell it 'grey'. Spelling it with an e j... May 3 2008, 09:51 PM karmakiller I always put a comma before and when listing thing... May 3 2008, 10:51 PM ms-jojo QUOTE(karmakiller @ May 3 2008, 08:51 PM)... May 4 2008, 03:47 PM Teesa ^SAME HERE. now i'm confused if we're supp... May 3 2008, 10:58 PM TheFegNut I really don't know, but I think "grey... May 3 2008, 11:34 PM karmakiller Teesa, I'm sure I've had that happen to me... May 4 2008, 06:04 PM gigiopolis "I like oranges, apples, grapes, and peaches.... May 5 2008, 12:11 AM Insurmountable gray May 5 2008, 09:20 AM coconutter when i was in canada i was already used to spellin... May 5 2008, 10:41 AM gigiopolis QUOTE(coconutter @ May 5 2008, 08:41 AM) ... May 5 2008, 06:10 PM Insurmountable It doesn't matter which way you spell it, I su... May 5 2008, 05:23 PM aimeesayswhat I say grey but my teacher corrects me and says gra... May 5 2008, 05:33 PM ms-jojo I've always used "centre" for the ac... May 5 2008, 10:14 PM Bishinobi Grey in literature (ha dumb word).
Gray in informa... May 5 2008, 10:35 PM Fluid I say 'Grey' =]
Now this word is startin... May 6 2008, 02:57 AM |
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