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Re: Now spelling silliness Was Re: Guage rebuilds

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Subject: Re: Now spelling silliness Was Re: Guage rebuilds
From: "Peter C." <nosimport@mailbag.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2001 12:45:56 -0500
>My difficulty with correctly spelling "gauge" has always arisen from 
>knowing how to spell "gauze". Should we pronounce that as 
>"gaze"?  (already taken)
LBC content. "I cut my finger whilst replacing my oil pressure gauge and 
had to wrap it with gauze."
         Hope that wasn't too gauche.
         Peter C
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>
> > 'Gage' may well be acceptable in America, but it can hardly claim to be
>the
> > only correct spelling.  The number of references to 'gauge' in the link
> > given far outweigh the number of references to 'gage' (which is only given
> > as an 'also' in one section), including the all-important origin.

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