grey or gray? How do you spell it?

[nonameo]

grey = color, Gray = name

 

[Veramocor]

Originally posted by: Muse
I still haven't made up my mind and often wondered. I'll read this thread and find out something, I guess.

I prefer disk to disc though, even though I see disc everywhere. Is it just me?

If you throw it its a disc (short for discus) if you in sert it it is a disk, short for diskette.

 

[LilPima]

Originally posted by: CZroe
"Gray" is more common in the US while "Grey" is more common in many other English-speaking countries.

 

[txrandom]

Grey because the e just screams "I'm an intellectual!"

 

[SmoochyTX]

gray usually

 

[BW86]

gray

 

[nerp]

Grey is typically the Britsh spelling. AP stylebook calls for Gray.

You will encoutner other differences, such as color vs. colour. If you were writing for an American audience and used grey and colour, your editor should be frustrated with you.

 

[Muse]

Originally posted by: CZroe

Originally posted by: SparkyJJO

Originally posted by: Muse
I still haven't made up my mind and often wondered. I'll read this thread and find out something, I guess.

I prefer disk to disc though, even though I see disc everywhere. Is it just me?

Disc is for round ones like CDs DVDs etc... disk more for floppies and hard drives. At least, that's how I always thought of it <shrug>

"Disk" is for all computer drives and media EXCEPT optical media/drives.

Whut? My head is going to explode! :Q I think we should diskuss this further...

 

[gorcorps]

Originally posted by: nonameo
grey = color, Gray = name

Originally posted by: Nik
Grey for a name. Gray for the color.

I demand a fight to the death to decide this once and for all.

 

[Leros]

Jerry

 

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: CZroe

Originally posted by: SparkyJJO

Originally posted by: Muse
I still haven't made up my mind and often wondered. I'll read this thread and find out something, I guess.

I prefer disk to disc though, even though I see disc everywhere. Is it just me?

Disc is for round ones like CDs DVDs etc... disk more for floppies and hard drives. At least, that's how I always thought of it <shrug>

"Disk" is for all computer drives and media EXCEPT optical media/drives.

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus
My motorcycle is light black.

My motorcycle is Candy Plasma Blue. Don't you dare call it "Blue" or "Candy Thunder Blue."

How about Candy Apple Blue?

 

[lxskllr]

Originally posted by: SparkyJJO

Originally posted by: Muse
I still haven't made up my mind and often wondered. I'll read this thread and find out something, I guess.

I prefer disk to disc though, even though I see disc everywhere. Is it just me?

Disc is for round ones like CDs DVDs etc... disk more for floppies and hard drives. At least, that's how I always thought of it <shrug>

That's how I make a distinction also.

 

[irishScott]

Grey for an alien or the color. Gray for everything else.

 

[Farang]

dark white

 

[lxskllr]

Originally posted by: Farang
dark white

It's light black n00b :^P

 

[BladeVenom]

Crayola says gray, so gray it is.

 

[RocksteadyDotNet]

It's grey and it's a colour.

Learn to use correct english. Stupid Americans.

 

[akshatp]

Duh everyone knows the correct spelling is graih

 

[silverpig]

grey

<-- Canadian

 

[DrawninwarD]

Originally posted by: Nik
Grey for a name. Gray for the color.

When I think of the color, I see it as gray. But Gandalf, he's Grey.

 

[gorcorps]

Originally posted by: silverpig
grey

<-- Canadian

I thought in canada it would be gr-eh... *shrugs*

 

[acheron]

Grey, and I'm American.

 

[edro]

I have spelled it Grey on documents, but my boss corrected me and asked where I got it from.

The older generation just isn't "global" enough.

 

[DnetMHZ]

Gray

 

[thecrecarc]

Originally posted by: lxskllr

Originally posted by: SparkyJJO

Originally posted by: Muse
I still haven't made up my mind and often wondered. I'll read this thread and find out something, I guess.

I prefer disk to disc though, even though I see disc everywhere. Is it just me?

Disc is for round ones like CDs DVDs etc... disk more for floppies and hard drives. At least, that's how I always thought of it <shrug>

That's how I make a distinction also.

I thought of it as magnetic=disk, optical=disc.