Recent questions tagged spelling

Recent questions tagged spelling

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+4 votes

3 answers

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Use of tilde in Spanish names

asked Apr 10 in Policy and Style by Kris Shearer G2G6 (7.2k points)

+11 votes

1 answer

185 views

Cashaba Lapham never existed, I want to keep her profile

asked Apr 3 in Policy and Style by Jennifer Lapham G2G6 Mach 1 (11.4k points)

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1 answer

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asked Mar 17 in Policy and Style by Michele Cirillo G2G2 (2.1k points)

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4 answers

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Help: The same family members spell their surname name differently? Now what?

asked Dec 4, 2021 in Genealogy Help by David Draper G2G6 (6.8k points)

+4 votes

2 answers

219 views

What's with the blue lines indicating grammatical suggestions?

asked Nov 12, 2021 in Policy and Style by Jennifer Lapham G2G6 Mach 1 (11.4k points)

+6 votes

3 answers

188 views

US spells it Cemetery does Canada spell it Cemetary?

asked Jun 27, 2021 in Requests for Project Volunteers by Jan Wall-Buker G2G6 Mach 1 (13.7k points)

+2 votes

4 answers

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Has anyone had experience in spelling variations for the surname Blacklock?

asked Oct 6, 2020 in Genealogy Help by Dee Baker G2G5 (5.6k points)

+6 votes

2 answers

230 views

Change language of spelling checker in G2G

asked Jan 15, 2020 in WikiTree Tech by Koen van Hoof G2G6 Mach 5 (54.5k points)

+6 votes

2 answers

208 views

Unique spelling of names

asked Sep 10, 2019 in Policy and Style by Susan Smith G2G6 Pilot (581k points)

+1 vote

2 answers

192 views

variations in spelling of names

asked Sep 7, 2019 in WikiTree Tech by Susan Smith G2G6 Pilot (581k points)

+8 votes

1 answer

147 views

spelling variations in first names

asked Sep 5, 2019 in WikiTree Tech by Lois Tilton G2G6 Pilot (139k points)

+7 votes

3 answers

198 views

Josesph? We have 17 of them on WikiTree

asked Feb 4, 2019 in The Tree House by Shirlea Smith G2G6 Pilot (213k points)

+2 votes

1 answer

105 views

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

asked Oct 11, 2018 in Genealogy Help by Jim Parish G2G6 Pilot (159k points)

+5 votes

7 answers

236 views

Pet peeve: spelling

asked Oct 10, 2018 in Policy and Style by George Fulton G2G6 Pilot (461k points)

+10 votes

3 answers

263 views

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 Pilot (110k points)

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2 answers

145 views

Do you check the spelling ?

asked Jul 9, 2018 in The Tree House by Tim Perry G2G6 Mach 3 (33.4k points)

+2 votes

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 (35.5k points)

+10 votes

9 answers

424 views

name spelling influenced by the intrusive r

asked Mar 31, 2018 in The Tree House by Shirlea Smith G2G6 Pilot (213k points)

+5 votes

3 answers

230 views

why are so many different spellings for the same person

asked Feb 13, 2018 in The Tree House by Judy Windham G2G3 (4.0k points)

+4 votes

1 answer

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Is he really Micheal?

asked Feb 7, 2018 in Genealogy Help by William Arbuthnot of Kittybrewster G2G6 Pilot (173k points)

+5 votes

1 answer

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Where are Wikitree+ whitelist and blacklist

asked Jan 20, 2018 in Genealogy Help by William Arbuthnot of Kittybrewster G2G6 Pilot (173k points)

+8 votes

1 answer

96 views

Can we combine certain letters for searches?

asked Dec 14, 2017 in WikiTree Tech by Helmut Jungschaffer G2G6 Pilot (549k points)

+10 votes

3 answers

278 views

Spelling variations in first name

asked Nov 22, 2017 in WikiTree Tech by Wendy Scott G2G6 Mach 2 (20.8k points)

+5 votes

1 answer

212 views

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

asked Nov 14, 2017 in Policy and Style by Stephen Pope G2G Crew (740 points)

+7 votes

2 answers

230 views

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 (159k points)

+6 votes

3 answers

124 views

Surname German spelling confusion

asked Mar 3, 2017 in Policy and Style by Beth Golden G2G6 Mach 1 (16.6k points)

+6 votes

1 answer

463 views

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

asked Feb 8, 2017 in The Tree House by Mary Cole G2G6 Pilot (102k points)

+2 votes

0 answers

162 views

Why avoid changing geneology to genealogy?

asked Jan 11, 2017 in Policy and Style by William Arbuthnot of Kittybrewster G2G6 Pilot (173k points)

+4 votes

2 answers

162 views

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 Pilot (102k points)

+5 votes

3 answers

270 views

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 Pilot (102k points)

+10 votes

2 answers

205 views

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

asked Aug 9, 2016 in WikiTree Tech by Ellen Smith G2G Astronaut (1.3m points)

+5 votes

1 answer

116 views

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 6 (61.2k points)

+6 votes

2 answers

221 views

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

asked May 20, 2016 in Policy and Style by Deena Cross G2G6 Mach 3 (31.1k points)

+13 votes

1 answer

107 views

G2G spell check / preview

asked Feb 11, 2015 in WikiTree Tech by Andrea Powell G2G6 Mach 4 (42.7k points)

+9 votes

3 answers

297 views

Czech_Roots Surnames

asked Jan 23, 2015 in Genealogy Help by John Novak G2G6 (8.3k points)

+8 votes

1 answer

162 views

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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