This is pure nonesense!! I don't care how you spell Howells or Howell's I'm related somehow. Our list has been such a family, sharing good information, and we don't need something like this to get everyones dander-up. Colleen, please stop it now! Paula Chodacki http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/c/h/o/Paula-L-Chodacki/index.html ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2002 2:41 PM Subject: Re: [HOWELL] It's HOWELLS, not HOWELL'S > In a message dated 2/12/02 1:28:51 PM Pacific Standard Time, [email protected] > writes: > > > > > Our language can be so beautiful. I should thank you for trying. Again, do > > you think it makes a difference or will the same people continue their > > lackadaisical ways? > > > Our language is also very malleable. What American's write is not true > English. English, as used in England, has at least 3 or 4 major roots but > American English has even more. > > The only important rule in genealogy post is Who? When? Where? If those > three items are neglected proper punctuation does no good at all. > > I'm lookin' fer Benjamin Franklin HOWELL in Simpson Co. MS 1840 - 1890. > > Grant W. Johnston, Chico, CA > Searching for JOHNSTON, JOHNIKEN, MIDDLETON, WILKINSON, and related names in > AL. MS. LA. and TX. > > ______________________________