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

Barry Garcia wrote:

> ray.brown@freeuk.com writes:
> >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.
    For what it's worth, we're both bibliophiles and fairly well educated (I
like to think), and we chose the -e- spelling because it seemed a little more
educated. So there's some of those connatative meanings...

    Aidan