[in 1893] “Many correspondents said that they used the two forms with a difference of meaning or application: the distinction most generally recognized being that grey denotes a more delicate or a lighter tint than gray. Others considered the difference to be that gray is a ‘warmer’ colour, or that it has a mixture of red or brown”
I suspect those correspondents would be optimistic if they expected to be reliably understood in the ways they describe...
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Date: 2009-12-28 05:56 pm (UTC)[in 1893] “Many correspondents said that they used the two forms with a difference of meaning or application: the distinction most generally recognized being that grey denotes a more delicate or a lighter tint than gray. Others considered the difference to be that gray is a ‘warmer’ colour, or that it has a mixture of red or brown”
I suspect those correspondents would be optimistic if they expected to be reliably understood in the ways they describe...