Geezzzz, lets' see now, is Abu Jason highlighting the e-mail address of participant "Steven" too??? Shucks , here i thought that most e-mail programs are/were set up to reflect whose message is being answered...so please at least make that one: "which at all times likes to highlight..." And what sort of system does ccc98484 aka "Steven of Copenhagen in Denmark" use??? Something like: " [email protected] skrev i en meddelelse " Well tack tack for that! It still is "WHICH likes to highlight" ... I rather like the " Someone who looks an awful lot like ___ " as the world is full of uncertainties, and that at least is a certainty! And perhaps even "Steven of Copenhagen in Denmark" can at least agree to that; as disagreeable as he/she/it is. Salaam! AJ cc: <[email protected]> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steven" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, June 23, 2003 12:15 PM Subject: [GEN-NORDIC] Re: Any Norwegion Censuses (Censusi?) online > Dave Hinz - who at all times likes to highlight the e-mail address of > participants in any newsgroup (is he some sort of cop! - or what?) - might > want to consider the meaning of -sen and -son, -datter and -dottor before > venturing into answering questions he knows nothing about! > > Steven > Copenhagen > Denmark > > <[email protected]> skrev i en meddelelse > news:[email protected] > > Someone who looks an awful lot like Hugh Watkins > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > vikings used no surnames > > > > Well, no, but they used both patronyms and place names, either of which > > have often been anglicized into the concept of a surname. This is why > > nordic folks will often be found with the "-sen" or "-son", (patronyms), > > or the name of a place of a farm which their ancestors came from. > > > > What's your name, who's your daddy, and where are you from? That's > > the basic structure of the nordic naming conventions. If you think > > about it, it identifies people to a very precise degree, until population > > gets too large. > > > > > never assume in genealogy you will get stuck > > > > Well, OK, but it's certainly worth plugging his name into some of the > > resources to see what comes up, isn't it? > > > > Dave Hinz > > >