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Now spelling silliness Was Re: Guage rebuilds

To: "Eric" <eric@erickson.on.net>, <mgs@autox.team.net>
Subject: Now spelling silliness Was Re: Guage rebuilds
From: "Eddie Sheffield" <esheffield@prizmail.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2001 10:49:28 -0400
> Eric
> '68MGB MkII
> Adelaide, South Australia
>
> PS Americans can't spell guage because they don't like the letter 'u' in

Apparently Australians can't spell gauge either.

;-)

Actually (for me anyway) it's one of those words that doesn't "look right"
either way. It should be "gage". Unfortunately "gage" is "Any of several
varieties of plum, such as the greengage" according to
http://www.dictionary.com. Kind of hard to tell your speed with a plum.

Eddie

"The tough coughs as he ploughs the dough" - Dr. Seuss' book on the wonders
of the English language

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