Gray area

[Charlie Bernstein]

Personally, I don't have a problem with 'good/bad at computers'. It's not unheard of in my area.

It's fine with me, too.

It's gray area that I'd change.

[Yankee]

Can I use "gray area" in the sentence below?

"She is terrible at ( or 'with') using computers. It's a gray area for her."

Y.

[emsr2d2]

"grey area" simply does not work in that context.

[Charlie Bernstein]

"grey area" simply does not work in that context.

Exactly.

Rachel, have you looked up gray area? Do you see why it doesnt fit? Can you try to reword it?

[Rachel Adams]

Exactly.

Rachel, Have you looked up gray area? Do you see why it doesnt fit? Can you try to reword it?

I did before asking my question. I was not sure if you use it to describe something we are not good at. Would "au fait" work?

[GoesStation]

Would "au fait" work?

No. That's French.

[Rachel Adams]

No. That's French.

Yes, but you use it in English, don't you? https://www.collinsdictionary.com/di...nglish/au-fait

[GoesStation]

Yes, but you use it in English, don't you? https://www.collinsdictionary.com/di...nglish/au-fait

I use it in French, never in English.

[Yankee]

I use it in French, never in English.

From Longman: "used to talk about a situation in which something is not clearly a particular thing, so that people are not sure how to deal with it"

[Rover_KE]

NOTE : AE gray = BE grey