[LegacyUG] Use of abbreviations

[Tom Montgomery]

My father-in-law (quite elderly) thought for years that NE was Nevada 
and was quite surprised when I told him Nebraska. MANY people assume 
many things so it is always best to spell it out, no abbreviations. An 
exception should be made for titles which can be construed as given 
names, such as Judge, Doctor, Duke, Commodore, etc. etc. Even this can 
be a problem as I have a distant cousin with the given names of "Hon 
Judge ____", which, of course, is Honorable Judge. Go figure....

Tom.......
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ann Parsons" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <LegacyUserGroup@mail.millenniacorp.com>
Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2005 6:43 AM
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] How or Where do I enter deaths in battle?


Even USA abbreviations can be mis-leading. In book "The Josiah Closson 
Family of New England" the author refers to locations as Mi. After 
some research I figured out he is referring to Minnesota not Michigan.
Ann
New Mexico USA 
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