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| Author: | Beaums [ Sat Sep 16, 2006 8:20 am ] |
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StrongRad wrote: Beaums wrote: I ALWAYS spell it "grey". "gray" just seems... awkward to me... Grey definitely looks like it belongs. I mean, look at "they". That has the exact same sound as grey, and it's spelled with the same suffix! Or you know... some sort of affix. Gay, Hay, Pay, Fray, May, and Play all end with "-ay", so the " 'they' and 'grey' end the same way so it has to be right" argument doesn't really hold any water. You make a compelling argument sir, well done. I guess I wasn't really going anywhere with my... "theory". All I had was one piece of evidence, and now you step in with... *counts*...5 pieces of evidence! What can I say, I guess I got served. I guess my only argument now is, "grey" just looks more natural. But that's in my eyes, "gray" obviously looks more acceptable to you. |
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| Author: | StrongRad [ Sat Sep 16, 2006 8:31 am ] |
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Beaums wrote: StrongRad wrote: Beaums wrote: I ALWAYS spell it "grey". "gray" just seems... awkward to me... Grey definitely looks like it belongs. I mean, look at "they". That has the exact same sound as grey, and it's spelled with the same suffix! Or you know... some sort of affix. Gay, Hay, Pay, Fray, May, and Play all end with "-ay", so the " 'they' and 'grey' end the same way so it has to be right" argument doesn't really hold any water. You make a compelling argument sir, well done. I guess I wasn't really going anywhere with my... "theory". All I had was one piece of evidence, and now you step in with... *counts*...5 pieces of evidence! What can I say, I guess I got served. I guess my only argument now is, "grey" just looks more natural. But that's in my eyes, "gray" obviously looks more acceptable to you. I lost a spelling bee in 2nd grade over "grey". I totally could have owned that bee, too. I knew EVERY word on the list the teacher was using, well, every word but gray.. |
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| Author: | Beaums [ Sat Sep 16, 2006 8:37 am ] |
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StrongRad wrote: I lost a spelling bee in 2nd grade over "grey". I totally could have owned that bee, too. I knew EVERY word on the list the teacher was using, well, every word but gray..
Dang The Cheat... I would've thought they would've accepted both. Sure... that would lower the level of difficulty, but STILL! Grey is one of those words that is acceptable in two different methods of spelling. Then again, it's also one of those words that varies in spelling from place to place... I just don't know captain! |
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| Author: | iKipapa [ Sat Sep 16, 2006 4:25 pm ] |
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I spell it grAy. It just looks better that way, IMO. |
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| Author: | Funkstar [ Sat Sep 16, 2006 5:02 pm ] |
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Caustic Window wrote: for me its Grey.
its something to do with the letters. Grey is a very dull colour and using and e in Grey makes it look dull. using an A reminds me of Grey being brighter,maybe white-ish. weird,i know. That's the same with me. Of course, being the moron i am, I clicked the wrong one. |
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| Author: | Cleverdan [ Mon Sep 18, 2006 12:57 am ] |
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I voted gray, but I use both at different times. |
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| Author: | Mr. Sparkle [ Mon Sep 18, 2006 1:39 am ] |
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Gray just seems to fit best. |
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| Author: | WierdAlFan [ Fri Sep 29, 2006 10:25 pm ] |
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gray...because like grey is british and...well who talks like a brit? and the same thing with color and colour...british infleunce...who needs it. |
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| Author: | Funkstar [ Fri Sep 29, 2006 10:28 pm ] |
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Oh, I thought of another reason. Grey is dull. Gray sounds like yay. Yay is not dull. Therefore, I spell it grey. |
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| Author: | topofsm [ Fri Sep 29, 2006 10:37 pm ] |
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WierdAlFan wrote: gray...because like grey is british and...well who talks like a brit?
British people. Take a look, there are plenty of British people here. |
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| Author: | WierdAlFan [ Fri Sep 29, 2006 10:48 pm ] |
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BESIDES them. |
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| Author: | Shwoo [ Sat Sep 30, 2006 1:49 am ] |
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I voted grey. Resist the Americani[s]z[/s]sation of stuff! Curse you, Labor Party! damik wrote: Why does that remind me of Asperger's syndrome?
Synthesia has nothing to do with Asperger's syndrome as far as I know. |
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| Author: | Skajunkie [ Sat Sep 30, 2006 4:47 am ] |
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Gay. Erm, I mean, grey. |
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| Author: | Acekirby [ Sat Sep 30, 2006 5:57 am ] |
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I've always spelled it "Gray". It just seems to fit better in my mind. |
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| Author: | Schmelen [ Tue Oct 03, 2006 10:55 am ] |
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PianoManGidley wrote: faerie,
NO! |
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| Author: | ready for prime time [ Tue Oct 03, 2006 1:43 pm ] |
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Schmelen wrote: PianoManGidley wrote: faerie, NO! INDEED! plus, we have a new idea at school. "E is for emo." |
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| Author: | DumDeDum [ Tue Oct 03, 2006 6:56 pm ] |
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I sey grey. I'm British. |
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| Author: | AwPi [ Wed Oct 04, 2006 12:04 am ] |
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I'm a gray American. I have said enough. |
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