I have found in my studies of history and related geneology that up until the 20th century most people practiced creative spelling. My grandfather, in letters written in 1880s, referred to his Jamerson cousins as Jimmyson.
Also, I found a local deed wherein the writer covered all bases - the name was spelled Roads, Rodes, Rhodes, Rhoads all in the same document! Even my married name is spelled with an "O" by one branch of the family, i.e. Sir Douglas-Home. The locals often pronounce it "Humes" ! And my maiden name is Davis/Davies - The English official left out the e when my Cornish/Welsh ancester emigrated, and some of my cousins reverted to the Welsh spelling although my father did not. Personally, I could never keep my Spanish endings straight and tended to end every word with an "uh" and still managed to make myself understood. My personal gripe is people who use 'decendents" when they mean "ancester"; as in " Her decendents came over in the Mayflower (in 1620!) Louise in Central Virginia P.S. In the phrase, "to boldly go ....." Boldly is an adverb. (Most English words that end in ..ly are) End of grammar lesson ! :) [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
