GM spelled gauges wrong on blazer dash?

[Corolla_Frenzy]

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/gages

So....umm are they right by calling it 'gage'? I did a search only to find GM isn't the only ones who spelled it wrong lol but nothing related to the dummy-lights on the dash.

[tt85_GM]

Gauge is Canadian, gage is American (both ways are correct)


also...it's Roof not "Ruff"
and Z is Zed not Zee haha

[Rhotpursuit]

Quote: Originally Posted by tt85_GM

Gauge is Canadian, gage is American (both ways are correct)


also...it's Roof not "Ruff"
and Z is Zed not Zee haha

I don't think you'll find many Yanks using gage instead of gauge. It's our little way of making our northern cousins feel welcome. We draw the line at kilometers though...

[K Dawg ONE]

Quote: Originally Posted by tt85_GM

Gauge is Canadian, gage is American (both ways are correct)


also...it's Roof not "Ruff"
and Z is Zed not Zee haha

w3rd!!!

[dickeydoo]

Ya ive actually never seen it spelled gage even in the states

[cwfox42]

Quote: Originally Posted by dickeydoo

Ya ive actually never seen it spelled gage even in the states

Me neither never knew it could be spelled gage.

[Corolla_Frenzy]

1995 s10 blazer has it spelled "CHECK GAGES" as a dummy light lol
v6 auto 4x4 such a base model, im surprised it has a heater core.

[02_Black_XBlazer]

Only place i've ever seen "Gage" in print here is Autometer's cheapie line of gauges.

[Corolla_Frenzy]

[Corolla_Frenzy]

There is a car at work that has this GAGES thing, too! wtf? It's some 96 buick thing. Not a century, but worse lol

[Corolla_Frenzy]

So theres gotta be something right about this misspelling...more and more cars are showing up with this word...

[badSol]

It's been spelled like that on all the GM vehicles I've owned or worked on (and that's been several), so they've been doing it for years...always wondered about it.

Maybe it has to do with the fact not using the U makes the 2 words the same length or something.

[dimerunner88]

Quote: Originally Posted by badSol

It's been spelled like that on all the GM vehicles I've owned or worked on (and that's been several), so they've been doing it for years...always wondered about it.

Maybe it has to do with the fact not using the U makes the 2 words the same length or something.

bingo,we have a winner

[Corolla_Frenzy]

It's like they screwed up and pretended it's correct. lol

I guess it can make the 2 words equal length.

[Innis]

who cares, you know what its trying to say, thats all that matters

[Corolla_Frenzy]

It does matter. GM, part of the Big Three screwed up countless GAGE clusters and nobody caught it. Theres really no realistic or true explanation.

Yes, I do know what it means and it cracks me up, but I've always wondered about it.
It's odd that nobody knows why it's either spelled wrong or how it can be spelled correctly.

[icarus402001]

It's also NOT spelled G-A-U-G-E. It's G-U-A-G-E

[Corolla_Frenzy]

Quote: Originally Posted by icarus402001

It's also NOT spelled G-A-U-G-E. It's G-U-A-G-E

lol you don't know about 'gage' either, huh?

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/guage

[dimerunner88]

Quote: Originally Posted by Corolla_Frenzy

It does matter. GM, part of the Big Three screwed up countless GAGE clusters and nobody caught it. Theres really no realistic or true explanation.

Yes, I do know what it means and it cracks me up, but I've always wondered about it.
It's odd that nobody knows why it's either spelled wrong or how it can be spelled correctly.

OMG the worlds going to end,all because GM saved some money by leaving out one letter.

[King_Ice_Flash2]

GM trucks are made both N and S of the border. Not surprising.

And where do you Canada guys get the U out of "COLOR"

[02_Black_XBlazer]

Quote: Originally Posted by dimerunner88

OMG the worlds going to end,all because GM saved some money by leaving out one letter.

You said it. Unless you want to believe that everyone from the various CEOs down to the individual porters at the dealership completely missed it until just now.

[banksyboy]

i was always told that if it was spelled wrong like tha it was a canadian built vehicle but i dont know if that is true

[02_Black_XBlazer]

Quote: Originally Posted by banksyboy

i was always told that if it was spelled wrong like tha it was a canadian built vehicle but i dont know if that is true

That one should be fairly easy to prove/disprove... if the first vin digit is a 1, it's a U.S., if it's 2 it's canadian built. I've got a u.s. built model, my dash says says gage.

The dashes changed again in the '98s, right? I wonder if it's a model year thing. Anyone with a later-model 2nd-gen have a dash light that says gage?

[dart_06]

mine does (98).. i never even looked at it till now.. lol

[DJDAudio]

lol

[DJDAudio]

"Gage

(n.) A pledge or pawn; something laid down or given as a security for the performance of some act by the person depositing it, and forfeited by nonperformance; security.

(n.) A glove, cap, or the like, cast on the ground as a challenge to combat, and to be taken up by the accepter of the challenge; a challenge; a defiance.

(n.) A variety of plum; as, the greengage; also, the blue gage, frost gage, golden gage, etc., having more or less likeness to the greengage. See Greengage.

(n.) To give or deposit as a pledge or security for some act; to wage or wager; to pawn or pledge.

(n.) To bind by pledge, or security; to engage.

(n.) A measure or standard. See Gauge, n.

(v. t.) To measure. See Gauge, v. t.

() A wedge with a graduated edge, to measure the width of a space into which it is thrust."

[tt85_GM]

Quote: Originally Posted by icarus402001

It's also NOT spelled G-A-U-G-E. It's G-U-A-G-E

umm no, wrong

[Wrkn prgs]

Someone made a thread about this? My ex gf's '00 Explorer is spelled the same way.

[dickeydoo]

Ya my dak says gage too. Wierd.

[Corolla_Frenzy]

Alright, I'm convinced GM is trying to set new trends.
lol @ them for all 90s cars having bad grammar.

At work, a wrecking yard, my sweet-ass dodge neon died and they put me in a 93 gutlass suprem-o and it says GAGE as another guy's yard car, some buick centry skylark whatever thing from 1994.
I'll hafta check out the local delivery trucks and my dads silverado.

Guess we'll never officially know.

[Calvin51]

Quote:

Me neither never knew it could be spelled gage

In thickness of sheetmetal they always use "gage" as in 16 gage or 16 ga. Where I work we always refer to micrometers and check blocks as gages but anything with a dial as in a fuel, amp, electrical, I have always seen it refered to as a guage. Anymore it is getting commonplace to use either spelling. From Dictionary.com:

gauge also gage (gāj) Pronunciation Key
n.

1. <LI minmax_bound="true">
   1. <LI minmax_bound="true">A standard or scale of measurement. <LI minmax_bound="true">A standard dimension, quantity, or capacity. <LI minmax_bound="true">The distance between the two rails of a railroad.
   2. The distance between two wheels on an axle.
   <LI minmax_bound="true">An instrument for measuring or testing. <LI minmax_bound="true">A means of estimating or evaluating; a test: a gauge of character. See Synonyms at standard. <LI minmax_bound="true">Nautical The position of a vessel in relation to another vessel and the wind. <LI minmax_bound="true">
   1. <LI minmax_bound="true">The distance between the two rails of a railroad.
   2. The distance between two wheels on an axle.
   <LI minmax_bound="true">The interior diameter of a shotgun barrel as determined by the number of lead balls of a size exactly fitting the barrel that are required to make one pound. Often used in combination: a 12-gauge shotgun. <LI minmax_bound="true">The amount of plaster of Paris combined with common plaster to speed setting of the mixture. <LI minmax_bound="true">Thickness or diameter, as of sheet metal or wire.
2. The fineness of knitted cloth as determined by the number of loops per 1 1/2 inches.

tr.v. gauged also gaged, gaug·ing also gag·ing, gaug·es also gag·es

1. <LI minmax_bound="true">To measure precisely. <LI minmax_bound="true">To determine the capacity, volume, or contents of. <LI minmax_bound="true">To evaluate or judge: gauge a person's ability. <LI minmax_bound="true">To adapt to a specified measurement. <LI minmax_bound="true">To mix (plaster) in specific proportions.
2. To chip or rub (bricks or stones) to size.