tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533717770805440813.post1944383787215096610..comments2024-03-27T08:47:53.648-07:00Comments on Nutfield Genealogy: Zwicker Fire January 26, 1920 Danvers, MassachusettsHeather Wilkinson Rojohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17704949156266722016noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533717770805440813.post-83533342412303178362017-01-05T16:54:30.869-08:002017-01-05T16:54:30.869-08:00I wundah if the name misspelling was derived from ...I wundah if the name misspelling was derived from your grandmother having a nice Massachusetts accent when she was a girl and then spelling the subject name phonetically? <br /><br />I recall my 5th grade teacher in Concord, NH -- Miss Degnan -- and I having a "discussion" about the correct answer on a test about homonyms. She had a lovely New England accent nurtured over her 50+ years and she insisted that "farther" and "father" were homonyms. I had acquaintances from outside New England who recognized "r" as a pronounceable consonant and I tried to explain why I thought they had the proper pronunciation (as the dictionary showed too) . . . and so the two words were not really homonyms. It was no use. Neither of us would budge and I got that one wrong on every test and quiz on that topic. ;-) Pronunciation can confuse spelling and it can also lead to linguistic errors BY TEACHERS! ;-)Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14139639019457759712noreply@blogger.com