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[Mike Linn]

I've been in the business of calibration of instrumentation for about 17 
years and I've seen spelled both ways interchangeably. I think gauge is the 
Kings English and gage is the Americanized version. sort of like labor and 
labour.

mike



At 01:02 AM 1/6/03 -0600, you wrote:
>hello;
>
>i am a bit confused as to which spelling of gauge/gage is used
>in which context. i have checked various online dictionaries and
>they do not agree as to the use. several indicate that gauge/gage
>are just alternate spellings. in the technical world is there a
>specific context for using one spelling as oppossed to the other?
>
>should it be pressure gauge or pressure gage?
>should it be 24 gauge black cold rolled sheet metal or
>              24 gage  black cold rolled sheet metal?
>
>
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