사람들은 단지 "회색"과의 차이를 배우고 있습니다. 이 바이러스 트윗으로 인해 "회색"

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It all started with this tweet from @thoka_2 asking people one simple question:

Tweet expressing confusion about the difference between "gray" and "grey," mentioning they just wing it

What is the difference between "gray" and "grey"?

Two elderly women using an old computer, the monitor displays "Welcome to the World Wide Web."

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Luckily, Merriam-Webster stepped in to explain things:

 "grAy = America, grEy = Everywhere Else," in response to a user's spelling confusion

Yeah, it's a USA vs. world thing.

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Bojan89 / Getty Images

Some people were thankful for clearing up this confusion.

 grAy is American spelling, grEy is used elsewhere. User thanks Merriam-Webster for this explanation

Other people, "true word enjoyers" to be exact, said they knew it all along.

 "grAy = America, grEy = Everywhere Else."

And then you had the crowd that doesn't care because they use both.

 "grAy = America, grEy = Everywhere Else."

A bunch of people in the replies explained that they consider "gray" to be a name and "grey" to be the color.

Screenshot of a tweet humorously comparing "gray" and "graey," highlighting regional spelling differences

You have the people bringing up that this is the same rule for the words "color" vs. "colour."

 "Just read gray is a color and grey is a colour" with a smiling face emoji; posted on Jul 28, 2025

And this person asked the question: "I need help understanding how the letter e makes the sound ay. Do they pronounce it differently too?"

Tweet questioning pronunciation of letter "e" linked to a Merriam-Webster's tweet about spelling differences: "gray" (America) vs. "grey" (everywhere else)

Lastly, there were the usual comments roasting Americans:

Tweet by @sunissadx comments on Merriam-Webster's July 28 post about "grAy" (U.S.) vs. "grEy" (elsewhere)

"it's ridiculous how the U.S has to be different with literally everything."

Tweet about Merriam-Webster's take on different spellings of "gray" (U.S.) vs "grey" elsewhere, highlighting U.S. language differences

Anyway, another day, another lesson learned because of the...dictionary. Thank you, Merriam-Webster!

Tweet expressing love for Merriam-Webster's explanation of "gray" and "grey": "grAy = America, grEy = Everywhere Else."

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