Yes, abbreviations are normalised by the system. Barrie > -----Original Message----- > From: Kate McCain [mailto:kate.mccain@cis.drexel.edu] > Sent: 24 September 2005 23:14 > To: FreeBMD-Admins-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: name of spouse in 1913 marriage records > > Having survived the challenges of 1846 handwriting, I now > find myself in > 1913 marriages, with a column for the spouse's name. Entry # > 13(g) in the > Knowledge Base alludes to this -- noting the "extra field" > but not really > telling us what to do with it. The entry suggests that there may be an > upgrade of the data entry software to accommodate this field > (not a middle > name, after all) "if FreeBMD can accept it" but MacBMD, at > least, lacks > this feature. > > I know I saw something on this recently on the list, but I > don't know how > to access the listserv archives. Would a kind soul tell me the current > practice? I am all in favor of TWYS but I suspect that a > spouse's name is > not the same thing as a title. > > On a related subject, in 1913 they were not leaving spaces between > abbrieviations and main names of districts -- S.Moulton instead of S. > Moulton. Since I know that characters have their own ascii > codes, I assume > that we TWYS and that there is a mapping function somewhere > down the line > where S.Moulton and S. Moulton will be normalized. > > Thanks in advance, > > Kate McCain > > ______________________________ >