2020-10-02 ศัพท์ ที่มักสับสน ชุด G – Gage & gauge

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ออกเสียง “Gage” = ‘GEYJ’

ออกเสียง “Gauge” = ‘GEYJ’

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HISTORICAL USAGE OF GAUGE

The noun gauge (also gage) appears in Middle English in 1332 in the compound noun gaugeman “official measurer.”

A century later, in 1440, the verb gaugen (also gagen ) appears, meaning “to measure (depth, length), measure out (a quantity), make an official measurement of (a container or its contents).”

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The figurative sense “to take the measure of a person or thing; appraise, judge” first appears in 1583.
Middle English gauge (noun and verb) comes fromOld French gauger (verb) “to measure” and gauge (noun) “the action or result of measuring” (in modern French jauger and jauge for the verb and noun, respectively).

Further etymology is speculative and unsatisfactory; some authorities suggest a Germanic noun galgōn- “branch, rod,” which becomes gealga in Old English (Modern English gallows ).
In Middle English the spellings gage- and gauge- occur indiscriminately, and some reputable modern authorities recommend the spelling gage, which is the spelling often used intechnical contexts.

A very common misspelling is guage.

Abused, Confused, & Misused Words

gage

a security or a pledge; something,

as a glove, thrown down as a challenge to fight:

The knight threw down his gage.; a variety of plum, as a greengage

Not to be confused with:

gauge – a measuring device; to test; a size: twelve-gauge shotguns; the fineness of knitted fabric: sixty-gauge stockings

gouge – a chisel with a rounded blade; a digging or scooping action: to gouge a channel; to gouge holes

Dictionary of Unfamiliar Words by Diagram Group

gauge

A unit of length used to measure the diameter of a shotgun bore;

e.g., six-gauge equals 23.34 mm.

Originally based on the number of balls of certain size in a pound of shot.

Merriam-Webster Dictionary

Choose the Right Synonym for gauge

Noun

STANDARD, CRITERION, GAUGE, YARDSTICK, TOUCHSTONE

mean a means of determining what a thing should be.

STANDARD applies to any definite rule, principle, or measure established byauthority. standards of behavior

CRITERION may apply to anything used as a test of quality whether formulated as a rule or principle or not. questioned the critic's criteria for excellence

GAUGE applies to a means of testing a particular dimension (such as thickness, depth, diameter) or figuratively a particular quality or aspect. polls as a gauge of voter dissatisfaction

YARDSTICK is an informal substitute for CRITERION that suggests quantity more often than quality. housing construction as a yardstick of economic growth

TOUCHSTONE suggests a simple test of the authenticity or value of something intangible. fine service is one touchstone of a first-class restaurant

Merriam-Webster Dictionary

Gage vs. Gauge

Noun (1)

There are two gages: one refers to pledges or securities and is no longer in common general use, and the other is a variant spellingof gauge, which in the noun formrefers broadly to measurement (“fine-gauge wire”) or a standard by which something is measured (“polls are a good gauge of how voters might vote”). The earliest evidence we have for the noun gauge goes back to the 15th century, when English spelling was not yet standardized, and the word in question was spelled gauge and gage with roughly equal frequency. Gauge began to be preferredin the late 19th century for most general uses. Some claim that gage appears as a variant more frequently in the U.S., though our evidence showsthat the vast majority of uses for gage are fromspecialized and technical industries, such as mechanical engineering, manufacturing, and electronics, and that these uses of gage are global, not limited to the U.S. Nonetheless, total use of the word gage is small when compared to the total use of the word gauge.

The verb gauge, which refers to measuring or estimating, also has a variant gage. This variant appears to show up primarily in informal sources, though not often. Gauge is by far the preferred spelling in general usage for both the noun and the verb; we encourage you use it.

Dictionary of Problem Words and Expression

Gage – Gauge

In the sense of a standard of measurement,

these words are interchangeable (a narrow-gauge or -gage railroad), although gaugeis the preferred spelling,

Only gagecan refer to a variety of plum and to a challenge or pledge:

“This is a can of gage (really greengage) plums,”

“The swordsman threw his glove on the ground as a gage.” “This ticket represents a gageat the pawnbroker’s.”