Plans C, D and E; E-Risk; Snooze/Lose
Jesse Sheidlower
jester at PANIX.COM
Thu Oct 12 13:09:31 UTC 2000
> GRAY/GREY MARKET
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> Louise Kehoe's Column, "In San Francisco/Eagle Eye," FINANCIAL TIMES, 11 October 2000, pg. 15, col. 5, has:
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> Online retailers selling "grey-market" goods, which are outside distribution agreements, are a lot more difficult to track down than bricks-and-mortar stores.
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> Why wouldn't the FT use "gray" market?
Because it's a British publication and _grey_ is the standard British spelling.
Jesse Sheidlower
OED
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