Re: CHAT: new names (was: Re: Bopomofo and pinyin)

ray.brown@freeuk.com writes:
>Just "Gray"?  The standard spelling of the plain old adjective in Britain
>is 'grey' - and I believe it's the more common spelling in the anglophone
>world outside of the USA.
>
>I'd thought the Americans always spelt the color as "gray" - but the
>exchanges in this thread have made me wonder if I'm not as mistaken over
>this as I was over 'gotten' versus 'got'.
>
>It was interesting to note that Clinton is using the spelling 'Grey' in
>changing his name to 'Aiden Grey'.  Over here in little ol' Britain, when
>used as a surname it's nearly always "Gray".

Well, in the states, 'grey', and 'gray' are interchangeable. I never know
which one to use, so i use them both in hopes no one will say anything ;).
I've seen people in the US with "Gray" as their last name, and others with
"Grey" as their last name.

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