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3rd March 11, 08:07 PM
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 Originally Posted by EagleJCS
Indeed. I have forebears in KY/VA dating from that time frame who spelled their name in a variety of ways over three generations: Priest, Price, Preece, and Prees (the original Welsh spelling, dating to 1710).
Thank goodness for Mr. Dan'l Webster and standardized spelling! (Though it seems to be falling off again as people become lazy/reliant upon "spell check" - or simply don't care to learn the correct spelling and usage of the language they're trying to communicate in. That's a whole other topic/rant.)
Don't you mean Mr. Noah Webster?  "Black Daniel" Webster didn't tackle standardized spelling, but he did win a court case against Mr. Scratch once...
T.
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3rd March 11, 10:37 PM
#2
Originally Posted by cajunscot
Don't you mean Mr. Noah Webster? "Black Daniel" Webster didn't tackle standardized spelling, but he did win a court case against Mr. Scratch once...
T.
Whoops!  Yes, indeed. I often malaprop names like that - been doing it for years. Thanks for the correction. 
John
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