On Thu, 25 Oct 2001 01:46:11 EDT, you wrote: >Hello, >Just when I thought we finally had a DEFINITIVE answer on the "Full Stop >After the Forename" question, I ran across an entry in the 1872 index for >Thornton, Sarah Ann E followed by not one but TWO full stops. >It's the only entry on the entire page like that, including those such as >Tiddy, Elizabeth P. where a middle name is abbreviated. (Tiddy, Elizabeth P.< >= one full stop.) >If the first full stop after the forename holds some significance, how about >a second one? Who knows? Just transcribe it as ".." -- Dave Mayall