Thursday, May 8, 2008

Premature Gray Hairs

I started graying today, I have several gray hairs on the top of my head, well, had. No, I'm not old, I've just been painting a ceiling and some walls and a few baseboards and trim. I definitely got my exercise just going up and down the ladder and moving it around. I've also gotten very good at ladder acrobatics, I should get Steven to take a picture tomorrow when I do it again.

This thought now leads me to something equally important...the spelling of the word "gray." All in all, I don't like it. I think "gray" should be spelled "grey," it just looks better, but the computer does not recognize that spelling. "Grey" just looks more familiar...isn't that how Crayola spells it?

6 comments:

...Laura... said...

I've never been able to figure out if it's grey or gray. I think it's both.

...Laura... said...
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J and A said...

Fun to see your blog--thanks for sharing! Josh has plenty of "grey" hairs for a young under-30-year old. We prefer to call it his "distinguished" look that will land him a highly responsible job. . . :) Josh says he's actually transitioned his spelling to "gray" consistently since he started college. Looks like we've got a battle on our hands. So maybe Michael has a preference but is it theatre or theater?
Cheers, Anna

Pam said...

I just happened to have my daughter's crayon box right next to me, and they ARE Crayola brand. And I am sorry to say they spell it GRAY. BUT- I do know that Grey is how they spell it for Grey's Anatomy. And many other people with the last name spell it like that. (I know three other people-not related- that spell their last names Grey...)

Jen said...

It's a British vs. American thing. But think it's only relatively recent like in the last 200 years or so.

...Laura... said...

ha ha ha... I was just going to leave a comment about how Grey's Anatomy is with an E, and Grey's Anatomy rules all, so it must be right.... then I saw Pam's comment. Funny.