Comments on: Grey Day

By: Ms. Melom

Ms. Melom — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 00:27:02 +0000

Ohhhhh, my dear Vikki….Miguel is only the tip of the iceberg, believe me. You are only one of a number of parents who hope I will keep my mouth shut.
(Still, remember what an iceberg did to the Titanic…)

By: leigh

leigh — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 19:06:03 +0000

Below is from wikipedia:
peace
leigh

Grey became the established British spelling in the 20th century, pace Dr. Johnson and others,[94] and is but a minor variant in American English, according to dictionaries. Canadians tend to prefer grey. Non-cognate greyhound is never grayhound.

By: Meghan

Meghan — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 15:30:48 +0000

I always like grey better. I never knew there were actually 2 ways of spelling it. I always thought I was wrong, because everyone I ask says it’s gray. Thanks for clearing that up for me:-)

By: Vikki

Vikki — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 02:03:24 +0000

Ms. Melom – you have a fan club here! Ms. Melom is probably saving her Miguel stories for a tell-all memoir or to sell to the tabloids when he becomes famous, or more likely, infamous.

Related to “grey”…interestingly, after seeing the title of this post for the past few days, I have decided that I actually do prefer gray. I think “grey” makes me think of Grey’s Anatomy now. Who knew?

By: Ms. Melom

Ms. Melom — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 21:04:39 +0000

Ooohhhh, Ali, thank you! I used to be one of Miguel’s Montessori pre-school teachers, that’s why the rant. (Miguel is a trip – WE have a few Miguel stories, too…)

Oh, oops, I was going to be quiet.

By: Ali B.

Ali B. — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 19:04:47 +0000

I heart Ms. Melom.

By: Anthony

Anthony — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 17:19:34 +0000

How much does the House Boy position pay?

By: Ms. Melom

Ms. Melom — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 11:35:26 +0000

It’s just this sort of thing that makes the teachers of beginning reader/writers go gray/grey before their times. WHY should you spell it either way?! How about “grai” using the key phonogram for the long A sound? How about “grae,” as if it used a silent E? And how do you explain it to those trusting children, who look to you for rationality in the face of the English language? I’m tired of the weak excuse that our words come to us from different languages and follow their spelling rules! I’m tired of explaining the concept of “conventional spelling!” I’m ready for summer break!!!! Thank you very much, I’ll be quiet now.

By: Kelly

Kelly — Sat, 31 May 2008 14:56:22 +0000

I always thought that “grey” was the more sophisticated way to spell that color. Perhaps it’s the more British way to spell it.

By: Chris

Chris — Fri, 30 May 2008 20:26:29 +0000

My teachers always used to demand we spell it “gray” but I much prefer “grey” for some reason. And apparently your comment spellchecker and my teacher agree )