Gel or jell

Tonight's newsroom debate: gel or jell?

I was certain it was gel but my co-worker says jell when talking about a team coming together.

 

Jell.

 

Jell. Look it up.

 

Yep. When in doubt, consult your local dictionary:

Jell: to take shape and achieve distinctness; become cohesive.
Gel: a gelatinous preparation used in styling hair.

 

Much appreciated... three is all I need to realize I'm wrong, especially with deadline looming.

 

Oh, and I did consult the dictionary on my desk... which didn't have an entry for gel and didn't show jell as anything but gelatinous substances congealing.

SportsJournalists.com to the rescue

 

OK, who's the dumbass who voted for "gel"?

 

Well, that should've tipped you off, huh?

 

Well, me, of course. I honestly never knew that I was wrong all these years. Sad that no editor ever corrected it.

Buck, my dictionary is a 2002 Webster's. I take it m-w.com is the gold standard of online dictionaries?

Thanks again all.

 

Oh ... yeah. I guess I'm the dumbass now, huh? You're not the only person who screws this one up, Gomer, so don't sweat it. Now you know, and you won't do it again. But I think you should look into a new dictionary.

 

Well, Golllllly.

 

I use that online dictionary several times a day, you know, since I have trouble with big words. It truly is a gift from God, and it beats the hell out of walking to the other side of the room for a dictionary.