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Been posting on a number of heavy topics all evening, so let's all have a friendly debate on the merits of "grey" versus "gray" as spelling choices. Enjoy!

:D

Go Greyhound, bitch!

I like gray. It's one letter off from being gravy or gay. Gay gray gravy?

In retrospect, perhaps I like 'grey' better.

A combination:

"greay"

a pro for GREY is the wonderfully easy typing aspect with "rey" being easily accessable when used in conjunction.

GREY because its the name of a type of alien race (in reality) :p

I alternate.

I alternate.
Ditto

Grey is a colour. "Gray" is a "color".

I didn't learn her Majesty's English to see it corrupted by analphabets, so grey it is.

Never mind what I voted for in the poll, I didn't mean to click what I clicked.

YourDictionary.com (http://www.yourdictionary.com) seems to regard "grey" and "gray" as interchangeable variations.

The Online Etymology Dictionary (http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=gray) is more helpful, telling us that it's another of those annoying trans-Atlantic variations - gray is American, grey is British/Commonwealth.

Neo-Anarchist's combination "greay" isn't too far off; the Old English form was "græg".

As a citizen of a Commonwealth country, I prefer grey.

I'm currently reading "the picture of Dorian Gra y" which i like, so I'm going with gray. It looks like a softer, nicer word in any case....like gray flannel sheets.

Most definatly "Gray" *points at name*

A Vote fot Grey is a vote for communism

A Vote fot Grey is a vote for communism
I vote grey.

A Vote fot Grey is a vote for communism
Fot?

You can do it the British way and add a 'u' .... Greuy .... :D :D

(mindless ribbing for my friends across the pond)

I vote grey.
COMMUNIST!

The dust settled... they thought the battle was over... they were wrong. From the ashes of the old spelling battle came the brave fighters of the new- COLOR vs. COLOUR! If you thought that the last battle was tough, wait until you see the grudge match! Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!

I use both. It's more efficient to use grey, because the "r" and the "e" are adjacent on QWERTY keyboards.

geek

A Vote fot Grey is a vote for communism

I vote 42.

Grey all the way. I'm a Commonwealthian, what did ya expect? :D

Grey all the wey!

On a side note, COLOUR is "Her Majesty's English". They added the U in a spark of nose-thumbing to the French, whom they were at war with at the time. THe French and English had previously both gone fine without the U.

42? as in 6*9? Benn practicin multiplication, eh? Don't say another word or i'll shoot you with my Killzap!

I vote gray cuz its american... (crap, i voted something american...) its not like i said i like bush tho! cuz i dont!

gray and grey score the same on scrabble. cant use that advantage, but dont panic!

(arthur dent has been good to me...)

couleur....they actually have more 'u's...

Grey all the wey!

On a side note, COLOUR is "Her Majesty's English". They added the U in a spark of nose-thumbing to the French, whom they were at war with at the time. THe French and English had previously both gone fine without the U.

To the hell with her majesty! *spits on her majesty*

Don't tread on me.

I'll use either, but grey looks cooler.

Here in Canada we have a choice...and mine is grey

I use both grey is the color/colour and Gray is the name...

Hey! My vote was the 42nd vote for Grey :P

I prefer grey. Don know why, but that's how I've been spelling it most of my life. I think it just looks nicer.

Been posting on a number of heavy topics all evening, so let's all have a friendly debate on the merits of "grey" versus "gray" as spelling choices. Enjoy!

:D
Heck and i thought i had all the answers! :rolleyes:

Ill go with Grey. ;)

Grey is a colour. "Gray" is a "color".

I didn't learn her Majesty's English to see it corrupted by analphabets, so grey it is.

Never mind what I voted for in the poll, I didn't mean to click what I clicked.
HAt goes off to you!

You can do it the British way and add a 'u' .... Greuy .... :D :D

(mindless ribbing for my friends across the pond)
What?? I don't understand!

To my knowledge, "grey" is the name of the color, and "Gray" is the name of the alien species from US folklore/urban myth.

Grey. Definitely grey.
like, uh, hey ... or hay ...
oh, i'll give up.
I like e's. They're one of the most used letters in the English language.

To the hell with her majesty! *spits on her majesty*

Don't tread on me.
I second the motion! The motion is passed! :D

I'm british (just) but that doesn't mean i like the queen. I'll use her language any way i damn well please!

Although i do actually spell it "grey".

To the hell with her majesty! *spits on her majesty*

Don't tread on me.

Don't spit on the Queen.

We won't get as many tourists if she's tarnished.

Don't spit on the Queen.

We won't get as many tourists if she's tarnished.
How many would we get if we put her head on a pike? :D

I jest, i jest, i wouldn't do that to queenie.

Tony Blair on the other hand... :D :D :D

I use 'grey', but damn Microsoft keeps changing it to 'gray' - stupid Bill Gates, trying to force his Americanisms on me...

It's not grey, it's actually blue.

And I voted for grey, learned British English in school and will stick to it till the end. *moons American English*

Let's compromise.
Either:
Graye
or
Grae

Who's with me?

I use 'grey', but damn Microsoft keeps changing it to 'gray' - stupid Bill Gates, trying to force his Americanisms on me...
If you want to use "grey," try changing the settings in [Format]-->[Language]-->[Set Language]-->[English (U.K.)]
And I live in California, but I prefer "grey," in addition to "colour," "manoeuvre," "aluminium," and all those other British spellings. The English civilization invented the English language; that's why it's called "English." Therefore, they are the only ones who can logically claim to have the correct version of it. Long Life to the Queen. Though it does sometimes confuse my teachers to hear "aluminium" and other altered pronunciations coming out of a Norwegian accent, and to have to grade work with so many more U's than they're used to. One actually refused to grade my paper until I corrected all the "typos," as he called them. Sick bastard.

As it is my last name in real life I vote...Gray

Earl Grey is the best tea, as well as being the man responsible for the Great Reform Act of 1832.

No other reasons are really necessary, though 'gray' is, to my eyes, rather ugly. 'Grey' seems to glide better.

I really don't mind. But, I have always used "grey". They tend to teach British English spelling in Swedish schools (or at least they did when I was there)...

As with gaol, I prefer grey, being old school British

"Gray" of course! ...a friend beats a silly old colour any day.

How many would we get if we put her head on a pike? :D

I jest, i jest, i wouldn't do that to queenie.

Tony Blair on the other hand... :D :D :D

I don't think anyone actually wants Tone's head on a pike (definitely not my pike! Took me ages to get the bloody thing clean after last time)

However Maggie could be dug up after mortem, quartered and her pieces displayed above the gates of major towns of the realm. :D
Let's see - I believe it is London for the head (King William's tower), York for the torso and the limbs distributed to places like Manchester, Lancaster etc.

It's a dream

signed: One of Maggie's millions. Our hatred will never die.

To get serious, a lot of the linguistic difference is down to people like Dr. Johnson and the bloody Victorians.

Back in the good old days, spelling was optional. Up until the late 18th century you could use what you liked. Gray, grey, graye, grae and greye have all been found in mediaeval literature.

There is a school of thought that says that the Americans still have spelling closer to the "original" (whatever that is) and the laying down of spelling laws in Britain by the Victorians resulted in a lot of our spellings.

Another one says that a multi-cultural nation (like America) with people speaking all sorts of languages and learning English as they went would lead to a simpler set of spelling rules.

Gray!

And colour rose above its vanquished foe, color, lifting a sword as the audience tilted their thumbs downward- the American word's fate had been decided. Giving a bloodied gasp, color died. These two, now veterans, left the field- one on his feet, one in a bag. And fresh into the linguistics arena came two fresh combatants, eager, ambitious, not caring for the weariness and broken souls of those who came before them. On one side of the bloody sands, Complete drew a blade. On the other, Compleat raised a shield. And so the war began.

Its gray. Anything else is murder to the cute little kitties.
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I vote for grey as I am canadian which is part of the commen wealth XD
but i dont care about the queen who is just some lady who gets some other asian lady to make the decisions for her about canada

I'm currently reading "the picture of Dorian Gra y" which i like, so I'm going with gray. It looks like a softer, nicer word in any case....like gray flannel sheets.
Hell ya! And since Oscar Wilde WAS a Brit who was absolutely sick of elitist aristocrats rubbing their hypocrisy in all our faces, I'd say he has already summed up my feelings on those who prefer "grey".

So gray it is.

Hell ya! And since Oscar Wilde WAS a Brit who was absolutely sick of elitist aristocrats rubbing their hypocrisy in all our faces, I'd say he has already summed up my feelings on those who prefer "grey".

So gray it is.
*coughIrishcough*

(They'll not thank you for handing him over to us.)

42? as in 6*9? Benn practicin multiplication, eh? Don't say another word or i'll shoot you with my Killzap!

Yeah....6*9 is definitely 54. 42 is the answer to life, the universe, and everything. Gosh, it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure it out....

Gray is a lot cooler than grey. Grey shouldn't even be the same as gray. Grey, according to Hooked on Phonics, should be prounounced "Gree."

If Gray wins, the terrorists win.

I use them interchangably. I've lost points on assignments in English class for this.
If Gray wins, the terrorists win.
gg nextmap

grey is a color (yes, i'm british, and no, i don't spell things with a superfluous u)

a Gray is an alien. The kind that like to probe abductees.


see? easy.

Yeah....6*9 is definitely 54. 42 is the answer to ....
6*9 in Base 13.

I'm really not comfortable with this poll being public.

6*9 in Base 13.

I'm not that good at math....I don't even know what a Base 13 is....