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| | | What´s the correct spelling? Can I use both? --Tobias (25 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | Re: Gray or Grey? —David Eaton
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| | | | | (...) 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)
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| | | | | Re: Gray or Grey? —Frank Filz
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| | | | | (...) 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)
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| | | | | Re: Gray or Grey? —Ben Roller
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| | | | (...) 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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| | | | | | Re: Gray or Grey? —David Eaton
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| | | | (...) Wouldn't it be the other way 'round anyway? Seeing as how the English invented English? :) DaveE (25 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | Re: Gray or Grey? —Peter Callaway
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| | | | (...) The English (and I would argue correct, but I'm an Aussie ;) spelling is "grey", although I went to school with a guy called Peter Gray. Whatever makes you comfortable. I agree it is a grey area (watch out for the .pun police!!), like (...) (25 years ago, 12-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | Re: Gray or Grey? —Ben Roller
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| | | | | (...) Yeah, I spell it Peet. ;) Ben Roller (25 years ago, 12-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | | | (canceled) —Peter Callaway
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| | | | | | | Re: Gray or Grey? —Peter Callaway
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| | | | | | (...) How about "Peat". Better not go to Ireland or they'll throw me on the fire!! I'm "petrified" of that ;) Pete Callaway (25 years ago, 12-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Gray or Grey? —John Neal
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| | | | | | (...) You're being fe-cephas. (although I know it's *key* not to be too obscure) ;John (...) (25 years ago, 12-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | | Re: Gray or Grey? —Frank Filz
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| | | | (...) These days I think you can get a British English dictionary for MS products, or it may be a configuration selection. MS doesn't like my spelling also, though switching wouldn't work since I use a mixture of spellings. (25 years ago, 12-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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