A stupid poll

**Vette** · 03-10-2005, 06:11 PM

Ive always spelled it grey

**BitsyNaceyDog** · 03-10-2005, 06:21 PM

Originally posted by nibblets
I seem to use grey the most, but I have used the gray spelling a time or two.

ditto, I almost always spell it grey, but have cought myself spelling it gray a couple times.

**K9soul** · 03-10-2005, 06:34 PM

From what I understand, "grey" is the old way of spelling it and "gray" the new, now considered the correct way in the U.S. But I frequently find myself wanting to type "grey" it just looks right to me. It is like theater and theatre, blond and blonde. One is the older way and one is the newer way, but both technically are correct, as far as I understand.

**Karen** · 03-10-2005, 06:46 PM

I spell is both ways - grey for a sad or bad grey, and gray for a happy gray.

So, for example, "Miss Edwina was sad, as it was a grey day in California, and she always thought her pretty gray and white coat looked better in the sunshine!"

**jenluckenbach** · 03-10-2005, 07:29 PM

Originally posted by K9soul
, blond and blonde.

blond?

It would never occur to me to spell blonde without the e on the end.

**Edwina's Secretary** · 03-10-2005, 08:08 PM

I like "gray" better....although Karen's idea is interesting. Which would you use for hair that has lost its color???

**K9soul** · 03-10-2005, 08:26 PM

Originally posted by jenluckenbach
blond? It would never occur to me to spell blonde without the e on the end.

I agree it just doesn't look right as blond, but it is a correct spelling. I looked up in my dictionary for an explanation and it said this under usage note:

It is usual in English to treat blond as if it required gender marking, as in French, spelling it blonde when referring to women and blond elsewhere. But this practice is in fact a relatively recent innovation, and some have suggested that it has sexist implications and that the form blond should be used for both sexes. An association of hair color and a particular perception of feminine identity is suggested in phrases such as dumb blonde and Is it true blondes have more fun?

Interesting huh?