What's the difference between grey and gray?

[Lithium381]

They are both the same thing, used interchangably right? I just realized i've been using both without realizeing the difference, but once i thought about it...woah..is one a darker shade or something, grey sounds darker to me....

 

[bozo1]

one is a color, the other is not

 

[Scootin159]

english & american english.

 

[Gonad the Barbarian]

They are interchangeable, one is no different from the other as far as possible meanings.

 

[JonnyDuke]

One is a color, the other is a name. Though most of the time these days people use them interchangably as the color. Captain Gray who discovered Gray's Harbor.

 

[Zenmervolt]

"Grey" is the colour. "Gray" is also the colour, but only because it has crept into common useage.

ZV

 

[b0mbrman]

Grey is a colour. Gray is a color.

 

[joohang]

<< Grey is a colour. Gray is a color. >>

 

[Jerboy]

<< Grey is a colour. Gray is a color. >>




Gray is a colour, grey is a color.

 

[Linux23]

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<< Grey is a colour. Gray is a color. >>




Gray is a colour, grey is a color. >>




huh?

 

[pillage2001]

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<< Grey is a colour. Gray is a color. >>




Gray is a colour, grey is a color. >>



Too deep.....Can't computeeeeeee...........................

 

[LongCoolMother]

wow, i always thought i could spell it one way or the other

 

[amdskip]

 

[dionx]

<< >>

 

[eshrai]

i don't think it really matters that much. how does crayola spell it?

 

[Schadenfreude]

I thought only grey was the color?

If "gray" did become the color because of the common misuse, they'll have a heck of a time trying to figure out "you're" and "your" as well as the three "too"'s . . ..

 

[b0mbrman]

Dictionary.com justs lists them as variants of each other

 

[luv2chill]

I personally use "grey" because it seems to be the more descriptive of the two--more grey. Weird, I know. But the OP agrees so I know I'm not alone in feeling that way.

l2c

 

[gwlam12]

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<< Grey is a colour. Gray is a color. >>

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[Mitzi]

Grey is a colour. Gray is a color.


One is the American spelling, the other is the correct spelling

 

[UberNeuman]

This thread is...

 

[Autolycus]

<< i don't think it really matters that much. how does crayola spell it? >>



Crayola uses "gray". I'm going to blame all my troubles with the word on them, its just easier that way.

Crayola Crayola Rocks!

 

[RanDum72]

Grey is a colour. Gray is a color

Britishand American usage. Much like apologize/apologise, utilize/utilise.

 

[Elledan]

<< Grey is a colour. Gray is a color.


One is the American spelling, the other is the correct spelling >>

Agreed

BTW, gray is a colour. Grey is a color.

 

[Scootin159]

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<< Grey is a colour. Gray is a color.


One is the American spelling, the other is the correct spelling >>

Agreed

BTW, gray is a colour. Grey is a color. >>



no, you have it backwards, grey is the 'brittish' version, and gray is the 'american' version.