gr[ae]y matter

[rone]

[Poll #1504390]

Comments

[solipsistnation.livejournal.com]

"Grey" is more sophisticated than "gray."

[sweh.livejournal.com]

Well, "grey" is a colour rather than a mere gray color :-)

[en-ki.livejournal.com]

Precisely. For example, horses, Mercedeses, and Poupons can be grey, but Corollas and Dells can only be gray. Likewise, working class hair can gray, but upper-class hair may grey instead.

Spalding was Gray.

[notr.livejournal.com]

Joel could only ever be Grey.