[lit-ideas] Spells and Misspells
- From: Jlsperanza@xxxxxxx
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2011 10:36:00 EDT
In a message dated 6/28/2011 3:45:54 A.M., rpaul@xxxxxxxx quotes via link
in "Goin' to Griceland"
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The name "Grice" occurs in many references, and from time to time, the
surname included the spellings of
"Grice",
"Gryce",
"Grise",
"Grisewood",
"DeGrice",
"Grycie",
"Griese",
and many more.
Scribes recorded and spelled the name as it sounded.
It was not unlikely that a person would be born with one spelling, married
with another, and buried with a headstone which showed another.
All three spellings related to the same person.
Sometimes preferences for different spelling variations either came from a
division of the family, or, for religious reasons, or sometimes patriotic
reasons.
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Similarly:
Speranza
Sperantia
'Peranz
Sperance
Esperance
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Similarly
Geerie
Gearie
Gawrie
Girry
"Girry" was born in Memphis. "Gwarrie" was married in Memphis. "Gorrie"
settled in Vancouver for a time. "Geary" is back in Memphis.
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The spelling "Geary" is Democratic. His republican brother in law uses
"Smith".
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Cheers,
Speranza
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