Who needs to look back in time? Just log in to FaceBook to see the current state of spelling in the modern world. A regression over time....
Bill >________________________________ > From: Cheri Mello <[email protected]> >To: Azores Genealogy <[email protected]> >Sent: Friday, August 8, 2014 4:00 PM >Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Sebastião de Pimentel - Marriage in Fenais >da Ajuda > > > >Eliseu, > > >Yeah, we're kidding. Well, I'm kidding. I think we all know back in time >that if you could write, you were lucky. Many had a lower level of literacy >(better than nothing), but spelling was lacking for many. They tried. And I >know it wasn't just the Azores. I see it with earlier American records too. >And then there are always those people who aren't good spellers. It was funny >growing up. My dad loved to do the TV Guide crossword puzzles, but would ask >me or my sister how to spell a word. We'd giggle and spell it for him! > > > >Cheri Mello >Listowner, Azores-Gen >Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, >Achada > > > >-- >For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) >mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at >http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right >that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership." >--- >You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >"Azores Genealogy" group. >To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >email to [email protected]. >Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores. > > > -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership." --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores.
