Gauge and Yardstick

2023-04-08

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  • Hello! This week on Ask a Teacher,
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  • we will answer a question about "gauge" and "yardstick."
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  • Dear teacher，
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  • I am Anora, your loyal reader from China.
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  • I am glad to write an email to you again.
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  • I am confused by the words, "gauge" and "yardstick".
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  • I sincerely hope to know their differences.
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  • Looking forward to your marvelous answers.
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  • Yours, Anora
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  • Thanks for writing to us, Anora.
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  • A "yardstick" is a measuring device.
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  • The length of a "yardstick" is three feet or .9144 meters long.
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  • We measure large things using yardsticks, like fabric or furniture.
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  • I used a yardstick to measure fabric for a dress that I will make.
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  • Calling something a "yardstick" is to say it is a standard by which to judge something:
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  • The teachers used the test results as a yardstick for how much their students learned this year.
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  • Dancers use their technique as a yardstick for improvement.
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  • Now let's move onto "gauge."
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  • Like "yardstick," a "gauge" involves measurement.
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  • Instead of measuring length, a "gauge" can measure distance, size, width, or the thickness of material or objects.
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  • For example, needles are sized by gauges to show their thickness.
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  • My ears were pierced using an 18-gauge needle.
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  • A gauge can also be a device or instrument for measuring.
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  • Sam uses a digital thermometer as a temperature gauge when he cooks.
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  • As a verb, "gauge" has several meanings. The first meaning is to measure the exact size or number of something.
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  • Weather scientists gauged snow fall at 12 inches.
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  • We can also use "gauge" to mean estimate.
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  • I gauge that we will have about 70 people at the wedding.
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  • And lastly, "gauge" can also be used to describe judging other people's emotions or opinions.
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  • Social media companies often gauge their users' interests with questions and opinion studies.
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  • He couldn't gauge his sister's feelings about the new move.
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  • Please let us know if these explanations and examples have helped you, Anora.
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  • What question do you have about American English? Send us an email at learningenglish@voanews.com
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  • And that's Ask a Teacher. I'm Faith Pirlo.
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  • Hello! This week on Ask a Teacher, we will answer a question about "gauge" and "yardstick."
    • 2
  • Question:
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  • Dear teacher，
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  • I am Anora, your loyal reader from China. I am glad to write an email to you again.
    • 5
  • I am confused by the words, "gauge" and "yardstick". I sincerely hope to know their differences.
    • 6
  • Looking forward to your marvelous answers.
    • 7
  • Yours,
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  • Anora
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  • Answer
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  • Thanks for writing to us, Anora.
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  • A "yardstick" is a measuring device. The length of a "yardstick" is three feet or .9144 meters long. We measure large things using yardsticks, like fabric or furniture.
    • 12
  • I used a yardstick to measure fabric for a dress that I will make.
    • 13
  • Calling something a "yardstick" is to say it is a standard by which to judge something:
    • 14
  • The teachers used the test results as a yardstick for how much their students learned this year.
    • 15
  • Dancers use their technique as a yardstick for improvement.
    • 16
  • Now let's move onto "gauge."
    • 17
  • Like "yardstick," a "gauge" involves measurement. Instead of measuring length, a "gauge" can measure distance, size, width, or the thickness of material or objects.
    • 18
  • For example, needles are sized by gauges to show their thickness.
    • 19
  • My ears were pierced using an 18-gauge needle.
    • 20
  • A gauge can also be a device or instrument for measuring.
    • 21
  • Sam uses a digital thermometer as a temperature gauge when he cooks.
    • 22
  • As a verb, "gauge" has several meanings. The first meaning is to measure the exact size or number of something.
    • 23
  • Weather scientists gauged snow fall at 12 inches.
    • 24
  • We can also use "gauge" to mean estimate.
    • 25
  • I gauge that we will have about 70 people at the wedding.
    • 26
  • And lastly, "gauge" can also be used to describe judging other people's emotions or opinions.
    • 27
  • Social media companies often gauge their users' interests with questions and opinion studies.
    • 28
  • He couldn't gauge his sister's feelings about the new move.
    • 29
  • Please let us know if these explanations and examples have helped you, Anora.
    • 30
  • What question do you have about American English? Send us an email at learningenglish@voanews.com
    • 31
  • And that's Ask a Teacher. I'm Faith Pirlo.
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  • Faith Pirlo wrote this lesson for VOA Learning English.
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  • Words in This Story
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  • standard -n. a level of quality, size or some other condition that is considered acceptable or desirable
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  • pierce- v.to cut a hole in the body to wear earrings or other jewelry
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  • dial - n. a round part on a piece of equipment that you turn to operate something
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  • thermometer- n. a device used for taking a person's temperature
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