No, "gage" isn't generally acceptable for "gauge" in America either. What I
meant was that was the way I *wish* it was spelled. Phonetically easier:
"g" + "age" = "gage" like on Sesame Street ;-).
Sorry, my bad. I wasn't very clear there.
Eddie
----- Original Message -----
From: <paul.hunt1@virgin.net>
To: "Eddie Sheffield" <esheffield@prizmail.com>; "Eric"
<eric@erickson.on.net>; <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, April 16, 2001 10:57 AM
Subject: Re: Now spelling silliness Was Re: Guage rebuilds
> '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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