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Offline KGarrad

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Re: Capon Street, Gorton.
« Reply #9 on: Tuesday 31 July 18 07:57 BST (UK) »
You never did mention in what year this was! ;D
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Re: Capon Street, Gorton.
« Reply #10 on: Tuesday 31 July 18 08:42 BST (UK) »
Quote from: 0rinoco on Monday 30 July 18 23:09 BST (UK)
Well, thanks for that. It just seems a bit late in the day to be using the long S, but it certainly seems to be the answer. Doubt I would have found it without your help. Thanks again.

As to when this way of writing died out, it must have been a gradual process as people who wrote that way in their youth are not likely to have changed their ways through to old age.

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Re: Capon Street, Gorton.
« Reply #11 on: Tuesday 31 July 18 14:11 BST (UK) »
Quote from: KGarrad on Tuesday 31 July 18 07:57 BST (UK)
You never did mention in what year this was! ;D

Sorry, but I did, in my second post. :)
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