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Recent questions tagged spelling
Recent questions tagged spelling
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SPELLING genealogy
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Why are name search parameters so strange?
asked
Nov 20, 2023
in
WikiTree Tech
by
Vince Hernly
G2G6 Mach 1
(
10.5k
points)
searches
improvements
spelling
+8
votes
3
answers
281
views
Are Wikitreers knowledgeable about German names and their proper spellings?
asked
Mar 19, 2023
in
Policy and Style
by
Living Criddington
G2G6
(
8.1k
points)
german
spelling
names
+8
votes
1
answer
204
views
Spelling mistake on error line
asked
Oct 29, 2022
in
WikiTree Tech
by
Amanda Myers
G2G6 Mach 5
(
57.6k
points)
spelling
+2
votes
1
answer
179
views
How do you spell this surname?
asked
Aug 2, 2022
in
The Tree House
by
Bart Triesch
G2G6 Pilot
(
272k
points)
name
spelling
+5
votes
3
answers
636
views
Use of tilde in Spanish names
asked
Apr 10, 2022
in
Policy and Style
by
Kris Shearer
G2G6 Mach 1
(
14.6k
points)
spanish
spelling
orthography
peña
+13
votes
1
answer
384
views
Cashaba Lapham never existed, I want to keep her profile
asked
Apr 3, 2022
in
Policy and Style
by
Jennifer Lapham
G2G6 Mach 1
(
18.0k
points)
lapham
profiles
disproven_existence
name_fields
spelling
+5
votes
1
answer
309
views
Henerie/Henry
asked
Mar 17, 2022
in
Policy and Style
by
Michele Cirillo
G2G3
(
3.2k
points)
names
name_fields
spelling
+5
votes
4
answers
570
views
Help: The same family members spell their surname name differently? Now what?
asked
Dec 4, 2021
in
Genealogy Help
by
David Draper
G2G Astronaut
(
3.8m
points)
names
spelling
name_fields
+5
votes
2
answers
331
views
What's with the blue lines indicating grammatical suggestions?
asked
Nov 12, 2021
in
Policy and Style
by
Jennifer Lapham
G2G6 Mach 1
(
18.0k
points)
style
editing
grammar
spelling
browsers
+7
votes
3
answers
305
views
US spells it Cemetery does Canada spell it Cemetary?
asked
Jun 27, 2021
in
Requests for Project Volunteers
by
Living Wall
G2G6 Mach 1
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16.2k
points)
spelling
cemeteries
+4
votes
4
answers
245
views
Has anyone had experience in spelling variations for the surname Blacklock?
asked
Oct 6, 2020
in
Genealogy Help
by
Dee Baker
G2G6
(
6.6k
points)
spelling
variations
scotland
blackloch
+7
votes
2
answers
329
views
Change language of spelling checker in G2G
asked
Jan 15, 2020
in
WikiTree Tech
by
Koen van Hoof
G2G6 Mach 7
(
73.7k
points)
language
spelling
sysops
+7
votes
2
answers
289
views
Unique spelling of names
asked
Sep 10, 2019
in
Policy and Style
by
Susan Smith
G2G6 Pilot
(
660k
points)
511_unique_names
suggestions_report
spelling
+3
votes
2
answers
291
views
variations in spelling of names
asked
Sep 7, 2019
in
WikiTree Tech
by
Susan Smith
G2G6 Pilot
(
660k
points)
spelling
variations
names
+10
votes
1
answer
204
views
spelling variations in first names
asked
Sep 5, 2019
in
WikiTree Tech
by
Lois Tilton
G2G6 Pilot
(
174k
points)
forenames
spelling
searches
+8
votes
3
answers
269
views
Josesph? We have 17 of them on WikiTree
asked
Feb 4, 2019
in
The Tree House
by
Shirlea Smith
G2G6 Pilot
(
287k
points)
spelling
+3
votes
1
answer
161
views
Given/First Names in profiles 1700s, early 1800s?
asked
Oct 11, 2018
in
Genealogy Help
by
Jim Parish
G2G6 Pilot
(
175k
points)
given_name
spelling
+5
votes
7
answers
309
views
Pet peeve: spelling
asked
Oct 10, 2018
in
Policy and Style
by
George Fulton
G2G6 Pilot
(
647k
points)
spelling
+12
votes
3
answers
383
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
(
122k
points)
meta
g2g
bugs
spelling
usability
improvements
+6
votes
2
answers
191
views
Do you check the spelling ?
asked
Jul 9, 2018
in
The Tree House
by
Tim Perry
G2G6 Mach 3
(
35.4k
points)
merges
names
spelling
+5
votes
2
answers
310
views
Multiple spellings of last names making merge difficult
asked
Apr 14, 2018
in
Genealogy Help
by
Katrina Whitaker
G2G6 Mach 4
(
40.9k
points)
spelling
surname
conflict
merges
arborists
+12
votes
9
answers
517
views
name spelling influenced by the intrusive r
asked
Mar 31, 2018
in
The Tree House
by
Shirlea Smith
G2G6 Pilot
(
287k
points)
names
census
spelling
+7
votes
3
answers
303
views
why are so many different spellings for the same person
asked
Feb 13, 2018
in
The Tree House
by
Judy Windham
G2G4
(
4.0k
points)
names
spelling
+5
votes
1
answer
118
views
Is he really Micheal?
asked
Feb 7, 2018
in
Genealogy Help
by
William Arbuthnot of Kittybrewster
G2G6 Pilot
(
184k
points)
spelling
error
names
+5
votes
1
answer
200
views
Where are Wikitree+ whitelist and blacklist
asked
Jan 20, 2018
in
Genealogy Help
by
William Arbuthnot of Kittybrewster
G2G6 Pilot
(
184k
points)
suggestions_report
data_doctors
spelling
+9
votes
1
answer
132
views
Can we combine certain letters for searches?
asked
Dec 14, 2017
in
WikiTree Tech
by
Helmut Jungschaffer
G2G6 Pilot
(
607k
points)
czech_roots
searches
spelling
+11
votes
3
answers
431
views
Spelling variations in first name
asked
Nov 22, 2017
in
WikiTree Tech
by
Wendy Scott
G2G6 Mach 3
(
31.4k
points)
searches
spelling
duplicates
names
+7
votes
1
answer
291
views
Best practice management suggestions for multiple surname spellings across source docs?
asked
Nov 14, 2017
in
Policy and Style
by
Stephen Pope
G2G1
(
1.6k
points)
surname
source
spelling
misspell
conflict
+8
votes
2
answers
278
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
(
172k
points)
data_doctors
locations
spelling
language
db_error_671
+6
votes
3
answers
149
views
Surname German spelling confusion
asked
Mar 3, 2017
in
Policy and Style
by
Beth Golden
G2G6 Mach 2
(
27.5k
points)
german
spelling
+7
votes
1
answer
493
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
(
111k
points)
records_search
spelling
family_search
tips
+2
votes
0
answers
178
views
Why avoid changing geneology to genealogy?
asked
Jan 11, 2017
in
Policy and Style
by
William Arbuthnot of Kittybrewster
G2G6 Pilot
(
184k
points)
spelling
errors
+4
votes
2
answers
195
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
(
111k
points)
troquet
spelling
canada
records
+7
votes
3
answers
369
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
(
111k
points)
surnames
spelling
policy
style
cohesiveness
+10
votes
2
answers
238
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
(
1.5m
points)
data_doctors
spelling
+5
votes
1
answer
154
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 7
(
75.2k
points)
lnab
swedish
spelling
diacritical_marks
+8
votes
2
answers
277
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 5
(
50.8k
points)
surnames
spelling
sources
+13
votes
1
answer
141
views
G2G spell check / preview
asked
Feb 11, 2015
in
WikiTree Tech
by
Andrea Powell
G2G6 Mach 4
(
45.4k
points)
g2g
improvements
spelling
+11
votes
3
answers
413
views
Czech_Roots Surnames
asked
Jan 23, 2015
in
Genealogy Help
by
John Novak
G2G6
(
9.0k
points)
surnames
spelling
czech_roots
+8
votes
1
answer
211
views
Should common spelling differences be included in profilles.
asked
Jul 23, 2014
in
The Tree House
by
David Damron
G2G2
(
2.3k
points)
damron
dameron
spelling
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