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 \ˈgāj\
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.