This is why you should never trust your fuel gages

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On Dec 7, 10:20 am, Sam Spade wrote:

Ron Garret wrote:

http://ronsvideos.fliggo.com/video/uIgc0dP9

This video was shot in a Cessna 206 taking us to a game reserve in South
Africa. Watch the fuel gage in the upper right corner.

You might want to change that to "gauge."


Or not. Gage is a perfectly fine variant.

Say what?


gage [gayj] noun (plural gag·es) (archaic)

1.pledge: something that is given or left as security until a debt is
paid or an obligation is fulfilled

2.token of challenge: a glove or other object that is thrown down or
offered as a challenge to fight

3.challenge: a challenge to fight

transitive verb (past gaged, past participle gaged, present participle
gag·ing, 3rd person present singular gag·es) (archaic)

1.offer something as pledge: to offer something as security against a
debt or other obligation

2.BETTING offer as stake in bet: to
offer something as a stake in a bet

On Dec 8, 8:35 am, Sam Spade wrote:
wrote:
On Dec 7, 10:20 am, Sam Spade wrote:

Ron Garret wrote:

http://ronsvideos.fliggo.com/video/uIgc0dP9

This video was shot in a Cessna 206 taking us to a game reserve in South
Africa. Watch the fuel gage in the upper right corner.

You might want to change that to "gauge."

Or not. Gage is a perfectly fine variant.

Say what?

gage [gayj] noun (plural gag·es) (archaic)

1.pledge: something that is given or left as security until a debt is
paid or an obligation is fulfilled

2.token of challenge: a glove or other object that is thrown down or
offered as a challenge to fight

3.challenge: a challenge to fight

transitive verb (past gaged, past participle gaged, present participle
gag·ing, 3rd person present singular gag·es) (archaic)

1.offer something as pledge: to offer something as security against a
debt or other obligation

2.BETTING offer as stake in bet: to
offer something as a stake in a bet

A dictionary will help:

From Merriam-Webster:

Main Entry:
gauge
Variant(s):
also gage \ˈg�j\
Function:
noun

2: an instrument for or a means of measuring or testing:

Furthermo Many Cessna Information Manuals also use this spelling.
You can too.

wrote:


A dictionary will help:

From Merriam-Webster:

Main Entry:
gauge
Variant(s):
also gage \ˈg�j\
Function:
noun

2: an instrument for or a means of measuring or testing:

Furthermo Many Cessna Information Manuals also use this spelling.
You can too.

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gage

On Dec 9, 1:07 am, Sam Spade wrote:
wrote:

A dictionary will help:

From Merriam-Webster:

Main Entry:
gauge
Variant(s):
also gage \ˈg�j\
Function:
noun

2: an instrument for or a means of measuring or testing:

Furthermo Many Cessna Information Manuals also use this spelling.
You can too.

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gage

Dude! Give it up:

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gauge%5B1%5D

Also, have you ever flown a Cessna? Open the POH for crying out loud.

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On Dec 9, 1:07 am, Sam Spade wrote:
wrote:

A dictionary will help:

From Merriam-Webster:

Main Entry:
gauge
Variant(s):
also gage \ˈg�j\
Function:
noun

2: an instrument for or a means of measuring or testing:

Furthermo Many Cessna Information Manuals also use this spelling.
You can too.

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gage

Dude! Give it up:

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gauge%5B1%5D

Also, have you ever flown a Cessna? Open the POH for crying out loud.

I just checked a few of mine. Back in the 60's when they were known as
"Owner's Manual" the word "gage" is used. As late as the 80's, they were
still using "gage" in the POH. I have a very recent one, but it's for a
G1000, so no gauges (or gages), just "indicators".

wrote:
On Dec 9, 1:07 am, Sam Spade wrote:

wrote:


A dictionary will help:

From Merriam-Webster:

Main Entry:
gauge
Variant(s):
also gage \ˈg�j\
Function:
noun

2: an instrument for or a means of measuring or testing:

Furthermo Many Cessna Information Manuals also use this spelling.
You can too.

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gage


Dude! Give it up:

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gauge%5B1%5D

Also, have you ever flown a Cessna? Open the POH for crying out loud.

So what. All that proves is Cessna can't spell. Last time I checked
they weren't the Cessna Dictionary Company.

I've flown a lot of other aircraft than Cessnas and all the others have
gauges.

"Sam Spade" wrote in message
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wrote:
On Dec 9, 1:07 am, Sam Spade wrote:

wrote:


A dictionary will help:

From Merriam-Webster:

Main Entry:
gauge
Variant(s):
also gage \ˈg�j\
Function:
noun

2: an instrument for or a means of measuring or testing:

Furthermo Many Cessna Information Manuals also use this spelling.
You can too.

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gage


Dude! Give it up:

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gauge%5B1%5D

Also, have you ever flown a Cessna? Open the POH for crying out loud.

So what. All that proves is Cessna can't spell. Last time I checked they
weren't the Cessna Dictionary Company.

I've flown a lot of other aircraft than Cessnas and all the others have
gauges.

"Gage" was used more predominately in the US in days past. It's probably
safe to assume a lot of older US manufactured aircraft prior to WWII used
the word "gage" in favor of "gauge".

At any rate both are correct so why you persist on saying otherwise is
anyone's guess. Grammar flames are pretty lame to begin with and harping on
a fallacious grammar flame has to be even more so.

On Sun, 14 Dec 2008 01:41:30 GMT, Mike wrote:

"Gag" was used when I swallow spermies.

Excellent to know
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