Is it grey or gray?

Question

How is it spelled?

Answer 1

Clearly it depends on the brand of crayon you are using.

Answer 2

Gray is the American spelling, and grey is the british spelling. They're both acceptable in writing, so use whichever you feel most comfortable with.

Answer 3

Americans spell it gray except when they imitate the British grey, which is a Standard variant.

Answer 4

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It appears that the "gray" varient appeared later, as an American
English varient of "grey". Both have mostly the same many meanings:

"gray1 also grey ( P ) Pronunciation Key (gr)
adj. gray·er, also grey·er gray·est, grey·est
Of or relating to an achromatic color of any lightness between the
extremes of black and white.

Dull or dark: a gray, rainy afternoon.
Lacking in cheer; gloomy: a gray mood.

Having gray hair; hoary.
Old or venerable.
Intermediate in character or position, as with regard to a subjective
matter: the gray area between their differing opinions on the film's
morality.

n.
An achromatic color of any lightness between the extremes of black and
white.
An object or animal of the color gray.
often Gray
A member of the Confederate Army in the Civil War.
The Confederate Army. "

Dictionary.com
[ http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=gray ]

So yes, "grey" is a color, and was always so. Us Americans had to go
and be different with "gray."


A few meanings are unique, however, to the "gray" varient. For
example:

"gray
n. Abbr. Gy
The SI unit for the energy absorbed from ionizing radiation, equal to
one joule per kilogram."

Dictionary.com
[ http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=gray ]


You might also find these links interesting:
[ http://flakmag.com/misc/grey.html ]

"Gray" is the American spelling. "Grey" is the British spelling."
[ http://www.artlex.com/ArtLex/g/gray.html ]

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Answer 5

Grey

Answer 6

It's acceptable both ways Grey or Gray

Answer 7

Gray is a color.

Grey is a colour.

gray is an American
English varient of "grey"

Answer 8

In Canada,we spell it grey.

Answer 9

It is definitely spelt both ways
Gray is The American English version ( dreadful form of English)
Grey Is The Normal English version.

Answer 10

People from the UK spell it GREY and people from the US spell it GRAY.

Go figure.

Answer 11

It depends on where you're from. Gray is American and grey is British. I'm American and I use grey though. :]