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  2. Grey - Wikipedia

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    Grey is the dominant spelling in European and Commonwealth English, while gray is more common in American English; however, both spellings are valid in both varieties of English. [ 6 ] In Europe and North America, surveys show that gray is the color most commonly associated with neutrality , conformity , boredom , uncertainty , old age ...

  3. Grey or Gray, Which Spelling Is Correct? - AOL

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    The correct spelling of the word gray is a grey area. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach ...

  4. American and British English spelling differences - Wikipedia

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    grey: gray: Grey became the established British spelling in the 20th century, [12] but it is a minor variant in American English, according to dictionaries. Canadians tend to prefer grey [why?]. The two spellings are of equal antiquity, and the Oxford English Dictionary states that "each of the current spellings has some analogical support". [150]

  5. Shades of gray - Wikipedia

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    Cadet gray is a slightly bluish shade of gray. The first recorded use of cadet grey as a color name in English was in 1912. [26] Before 1912, the word cadet gray was used as a name for a type of military issue uniforms. Most famously, it was the color of the uniforms of the Confederate Army.

  6. Grey (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    Nate Grey aka X-Man, an alternate reality son of Jean Grey Tina Gray , a character in the A Nightmare on Elm Street series Grey Vincent, one of the main characters in the anime series Battle B-Daman

  7. Gray (surname) - Wikipedia

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    Gray is a surname of English and Scottish origins. In most Scottish instances, the name "Gray" is from the Germanic Scots language , and is cognate with Old English , "græg", meaning "grey", probably as a hair colour.

  8. Linguistic relativity and the color naming debate - Wikipedia

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    If a language contains eight or more terms, then it contains terms for purple, pink, orange or gray. In addition to following this evolutionary pattern absolutely, each of the languages studied also selected virtually identical focal hues for each color category present.

  9. Language school - Wikipedia

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    Globally, English language schools have seen the greatest demand over schools for other languages. Over one billion people are said to be learning English in a second language or foreign language context. [2] In the United States alone, ESL learners make up over one-third of all adult, non-academic learners. [3]