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Offline Maggie.

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Re: Handwriting Issue
« Reply #36 on: Saturday 13 April 13 10:15 BST (UK) »
How very sad that his parents had to find out about his death in this way maeeye.

I'm sticking with it being 'form' in both examples with a downward flourish of the pen after the 'm' in the first example.

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Re: Handwriting Issue
« Reply #37 on: Saturday 13 April 13 10:26 BST (UK) »
Thank you Maggie,
It was a terrible way for them to find out,,He had a brother in the Police Force and a Brother in Law,,you would of thought they might of been notified.
It is such a sad story.
I do think that the word is "form"...be it in 1923 a lot of expressions used back then are not used now, so that the word "form" seems strange to us, but back then was probably used all the time.
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Re: Handwriting Issue
« Reply #38 on: Saturday 13 April 13 10:59 BST (UK) »
'Form' was always used to indicate a bench-type wooden seat when I was a child; I agree it isn't used nowadays (as far as I am aware) but then it would be immediately understandable.  A 'form' was often a bench with folding legs so that they were easily dismantled and stacked.

Thanks again for the fulll story; does seems strange that a verdict of suicide was given in view of what he said about being poisoned.
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« Reply #39 on: Saturday 13 April 13 11:21 BST (UK) »
Reading the full story I now wonder if it says "Fitting" rather than sitting?
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Re: Handwriting Issue
« Reply #40 on: Monday 15 April 13 00:27 BST (UK) »
Interesting isn't it the way certain words go out of use in some areas but not in others. I'm in the north of England and the word 'form' is still used in these parts. Not only can it be a folding bench as GS describes - the type used in schools and church halls, but also it describes a wooden double seat  of the type seen in parks and gardens.
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Re: Handwriting Issue
« Reply #41 on: Monday 15 April 13 09:45 BST (UK) »
That's interesting Maggie - I didn't know that.  Just shows, on RC you learn something new every day!
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Re: Handwriting Issue
« Reply #42 on: Monday 15 April 13 10:11 BST (UK) »
Well all I know is we have a lovely form in our garden - you would probably call it a wooden garden seat. If we eventually get a summer I shall be using it.
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Re: Handwriting Issue
« Reply #43 on: Monday 15 April 13 23:20 BST (UK) »
Maggie & Greensleeves, down here in Australia for the most part it would be called a bench..or even a pew, as in like a church pew, I have never heard of the term "form" before this.
So yes indeed one is always learning.
Thank you.
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