Fine and dandy to say it out loud. Try saying Snoddy and see it written down as Snotty, which is why I always spell it S as in Sam, N as in Norman, O as in Oscar, D as in David, D as in David and Y which needs no comparison. Spell it S N O double D Y and see it written as Snowdy.
On Sun, Nov 24, 2019 at 8:22 AM Linda Greethurst <llg...@gmail.com> wrote: > When I started my genealogical research many years ago, I was told to > ignore spelling (one s or double s; D or T; -son or -sen; kn or just n; > etc). Say the name out loud - if it sounds familiar, consider it and > research it. Best lesson I learned. > The reason was that the average person before 1880 usually got no more > than an 8th grade education and more likely only 5th grade. Spelling was > not a top priority. Don't get hung up on spelling and which version is > correct. > Sure enough - I have a legal document with the main person's surname > spelled 5 different ways. > Linda > -- > > LegacyUserGroup mailing list > LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com > To manage your subscription and unsubscribe > http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com > Archives at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ >
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