Newsgroup: it.cultura.linguistica.inglese
Titolo: Grey/Gray [Re: fates warning - a pleasant shade of grey]

 Mi pare che uno sia in AmE e uno BrE... chiediamo su icli?
Chiediamo su icli :-)
E' così?
Grazie!
-- 
volevo ricordarti che il metal , detta anche musica bianca, 
è direttamente derivante dalla musica di gente come paganini 
o mozart,quindi non c'è molta distanza tra metal e musica classica;

 E' così?
Yes, gray is the US spelling of grey.
There are many other similar cases. For instance, once in a while 
someone writes "Dream Theatre", but the correct spelling is "Dream Theater".
Kiuhnm

"Kiuhnm" <kiuhnm03_NO@SPAM_yahoo.it> wrote in message
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That would be correct in the US. but not in the UK.
Joe from Massachusetts

 That would be correct in the US. but not in the UK.
"Dream Theater" is a proper name!!!
Kiuhnm


There is no general rule for proper names which would favor either of the
forms "theatre" or "theater". The fact that this proper name uses "theater"
indicates its US origin. If a UK group chose this name, it would be "Dream
Theatre".
In the US, the general word "theater" is the more common form in both speech
and writing, but some people use "theatre", believing it to be "classier",
even though they avoid other UK forms. Indeed,  the official name (and the
name on the marquee) of most theaters contains the word "theatre",
especially "legitimate" theaters, such as Broadway theaters. It is almost
impossible to know what the "official" name of a theater is, unless you
consult the web site of the theater in question, ;or peruse the Manhattan
telephone directory.
"The Vïvian Beaumont Theater" is the official name of a theater at Lincoln
Center in New York City. It is one of the few theaters whose name contains
the word "theater" in its official name.
http://www.lct.org/calendar/venue.cfm?id_venue=39925988
However, googling {"vivian beaumont theatre" lincoln center} (the wrong name
for the theater) results in 54,000 hits, while googling the correct name
{"vivian beaumont theater" lincoln center} results in only 39,000 hits.
In the US, most people will use the word "theater" in speech and in writing,
but they will also assume that the name of a theater contains the word
"theatre", but that is not always true.
Joe from Massachusetts

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That doesn't mean the Brits won't change it for their own purposes.
«Purchase Dream TheatreTickets at OnlineSeats
Genre : Hard Rock
Latest Release : Octavarium»
Next to this information is a poster, with the name "Dream Theater" on it.
http://www.onlineseats.com/dream-theatre-tickets/index.asp
Joe from Massachusetts

 
http://www.onlineseats.com/dream-theatre-tickets/index.asp
What some (or the) Brits say is irrelevant. They are free to be wrong no 
less than the other people. I'm simply saying that if a band decides 
that their name is "X", that's their name. Who cares if someone misspell 
it? Should we write "pò" because someone writes it that way? If I 
entitle an opera of mine "Syberia" instead of "Siberia", the first is 
the name you should use when speaking of my opera.
Kiuhnm

 that their name is "X", that's their name. Who cares if someone misspell 
Decides and their... is it ok?
Kiuhnm

> However the bus company has name Greyhound.
Both spellings, grey and gray, are considered correct in the US.