Recent questions tagged spelling

Recent questions tagged spelling

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Given/First Names in profiles 1700s, early 1800s?

asked Oct 11, 2018 in Genealogy Help by Jim Parish G2G6 Pilot (125k points)

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7 answers

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Pet peeve: spelling

asked Oct 10, 2018 in Policy and Style by George Fulton G2G6 Pilot (154k points)

+9 votes

3 answers

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Why doesn't the spell correction context menu work in G2G edit area for posting?

asked Jul 16, 2018 in WikiTree Tech by William Foster G2G6 Mach 5 (59.8k points)

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1 answer

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Multiple spellings of last names making merge difficult

asked Apr 14, 2018 in Genealogy Help by Katrina Whitaker G2G6 Mach 3 (32.5k points)

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3 answers

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name spelling influenced by the intrusive r

asked Mar 31, 2018 in The Tree House by Shirlea Smith G2G6 Mach 4 (46.9k points)

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3 answers

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why are so many different spellings for the same person

asked Feb 13, 2018 in The Tree House by Judy Windham G2G3 (3.6k points)

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1 answer

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Is he really Micheal?

asked Feb 7, 2018 in Genealogy Help by Sir William Arbuthnot of Kittybrewster G2G6 Pilot (148k points)

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1 answer

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Where are Wikitree+ whitelist and blacklist

asked Jan 20, 2018 in Genealogy Help by Sir William Arbuthnot of Kittybrewster G2G6 Pilot (148k points)

+7 votes

0 answers

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Can we combine certain letters for searches?

asked Dec 14, 2017 in WikiTree Tech by Helmut Jungschaffer G2G6 Pilot (440k points)

+8 votes

2 answers

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Spelling variations in first name

asked Nov 22, 2017 in WikiTree Tech by Wendy Scott G2G2 (2.9k points)

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1 answer

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Best practice management suggestions for multiple surname spellings across source docs?

asked Nov 14, 2017 in Policy and Style by Stephen Pope G2G Crew (710 points)

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2 answers

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Can we please remove Data Error : place in lower case?

asked Jun 24, 2017 in The Tree House by Philip van der Walt G2G6 Pilot (139k points)

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3 answers

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Surname German spelling confusion

asked Mar 3, 2017 in Policy and Style by Beth Golden G2G4 (4.8k points)

+5 votes

1 answer

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FamilySearch doesn't seem to make much allowance for slight spelling differences...

asked Feb 8, 2017 in The Tree House by Mary Cole G2G6 Mach 9 (97.6k points)

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0 answers

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Why avoid changing geneology to genealogy?

asked Jan 11, 2017 in Policy and Style by Sir William Arbuthnot of Kittybrewster G2G6 Pilot (148k points)

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2 answers

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How can I find out if surname or spelling of surname on record is accurate?

asked Dec 8, 2016 in Genealogy Help by Mary Cole G2G6 Mach 9 (97.6k points)

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3 answers

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If the spelling of LNAB varies between siblings. Should we correct this for cohesiveness?

asked Oct 24, 2016 in Genealogy Help by Mary Cole G2G6 Mach 9 (97.6k points)

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2 answers

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Is it truly productive to flag omissions of umlauts as a data error?

asked Aug 9, 2016 in WikiTree Tech by Ellen Smith G2G6 Pilot (866k points)

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1 answer

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How may I replace a name like Sèoderlund with a correctly spelled Söderlund?

asked Jul 13, 2016 in Policy and Style by Norm Lindquist G2G6 Mach 4 (45.8k points)

+6 votes

2 answers

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Is it appropriate to change spelling of surnames when you have sources?

asked May 20, 2016 in Policy and Style by Deena Cross G2G6 (9.9k points)

+12 votes

1 answer

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G2G spell check / preview

asked Feb 11, 2015 in WikiTree Tech by Andrea Powell G2G6 Mach 4 (41.2k points)

+9 votes

3 answers

153 views

Czech_Roots Surnames

asked Jan 23, 2015 in Genealogy Help by John Novak G2G6 (7.9k points)

+8 votes

1 answer

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Should common spelling differences be included in profilles.

asked Jul 23, 2014 in The Tree House by David Damron G2G2 (2.3k points)

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