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Subject: 
Gray or Grey?
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Date: 
Thu, 11 Nov 1999 18:52:02 GMT
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What´s the correct spelling? Can I use both?

--Tobias



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  Re: Gray or Grey?
 
(...) Sure 'nuff! If you look at set # 5145 (Gre/ay bricks service pack) in the pause guide, you'll notice the picture from the Lego catalog says "Gray": (URL) you look on the online version of the catalog at: (URL) see they use "Grey". I think (...) (25 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
  Re: Gray or Grey?
 
(...) It depends on if you're in the US or not. In the US it's gray, though I personally spell it grey (I've been tainted by reading a bunch of books by UK authors as a kid, in my combination hunt-and-peck/touch typing, grey is easier to type - (...) (25 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
  Re: Gray or Grey?
 
(...) My book (1) says that Gray is correct, and Grey is the British spelling (2). (...) I don't mind if you use either way, but both would be annoying. :) Since both pass the spellcheck, I guess it's generally accepted to use either way. I dunno (...) (25 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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