The dozens of people I deal with at the US Army Corps of Engineers prefer 'gage' to 'gauge'. Both when used as a noun or a verb. I have no idea why that is th

The dozens of people I deal with at the US Army Corps of Engineers prefer 'gage' to 'gauge'. Both when used as a noun or a verb. I have no idea why that is their preference but I have been made aware of it on multiple occasions. When 'gauge' is used in USACE software or documentation it is treated as a typo and results in defect reports. On one occasion someone's (not saying who's) slides were mocked for using 'gauge'. It's entirely possible that you are technically correct. If you are looking for example reading material that uses the 'gage' spelling see usace.army.mil