Conor MahoodDec 28, 2022

Teach me something useful about a subject you know very well.

Doesn't have to be a detailed lesson, in fact ideally just a few words or a single post.

Boosts appreciated, 2023 is coming and I'd like to get smarter. Maybe we can all get a bit smarter.

I'll start:

My job is voiceovers and I can tell you with absolute confidence that reading your writing out loud is like a magic trick for better proofreading.

The mouth stumbles on mistakes the eyes glide over.

Show threadGoodTrouble 🌊🗳️🗽🇺🇸🔬💉😷📚🇺🇦🏳️‍🌈🟰Dec 29, 2022
@ConorMahood a frequent beginner mistake in #genealogy is listing folks by their married name. We want to list them by their original surname and then connect their spouse(s) to them which will reference their married name. Allows generational research as without the original surname you’ll hit what we call a “brick wall” and you won’t be able to trace the line further back.
Show threadHighlandLawyer
@Goodtrouble @ConorMahood The standard method for naming someone in Scots law is useful for that. A Miss Jean Brown who marries a Mr Black & susequently a Mr Green would be "Jean Brown or Black or Green".
Assuming she changed her surname on marriage, which is a comparatively recent custom.
Dec 29, 2022 at 5:15pmTusky
Show threadPJ "Vote Green" CoffeyDec 30, 2022
@HighlandLawyer @Goodtrouble @ConorMahood Oh yes? 200 years or so or more recent than that?