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by CelticNomad on May 2nd, 2007

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If it's 'gray' rather than 'grey', then why not 'hay' rather than 'hey'?

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  • by dhubsith on May 2nd, 2007

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    Welcome to the English language. Spelling is not rational. Mostly, learn the rules for spelling and the multitude of exceptions. Also use a spell checker and recheck after it.

    I think English spelling is one of the harder things about learning English as a second language. And for some people, as a first language.

    If you have a great deal of free time it is possible to look up where the word came from, which language and how it evovled.

    I once had an argument about whether girl or boy was the older word. I went to the library and looked up the history of the words.

    Girl is the older word and was initially used as a designation of a young person of either sex.

    http://www.answers.com/topic/girl

    http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=boy

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