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Looks like 'Grey' was mostly used in quotes, whereas the author would use 'Gray'. I'd put it down to copy-pasting. The spellings are both widely used apparentl
by treerock 8y ago
Looks like 'Grey' was mostly used in quotes, whereas the author would use 'Gray'. I'd put it down to copy-pasting.
The spellings are both widely used apparently.
http://grammarist.com/spelling/gray-grey/ http://grammarist.com/spelling/gray-grey/
- coldtea 8y ago>Looks like 'Grey' was mostly used in quotes, whereas the author would use 'Gray'. I'd put it down to copy-pasting. It's also common to respect the original spelling when quoting (e.g. consciously, not just as an artifact of copy/pasting)
- criddell 8y agoAnd sometimes they use [sic] to indicate the unusual spelling isn't an error. Do you know what the rules are for quoting speech? If a Brit says "gray sky", would you use the British spelling when quoting?
- coldtea 8y agoI'm not familiar with specific rules for quoting speech. I think different publishing houses and editors have their own conventions on this (which includes things like altering the spelling of the words to infer a specific accent).