🌍 American vs British · spelling
gray vs grey
The neutral colour between black and white.
American
gray
“The sky turned a dull gray before the storm.”
British
grey
“The sky turned a dull grey before the storm.”
Good to know
"Gray" is the usual American spelling and "grey" the usual British one. Both appear on each side at times, but "grey" is also fixed in some proper names like "greyhound" everywhere.
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