Could those who think it wrong tell us why? Keith ________________________________ From: The English Place-Name List <[log in to unmask]> on behalf of Simon Kidner <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Friday, 15 May 2020, 17:20 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Surname Dictionary It’s quite wrong in the case of my surname, too. With Martin’s surname, that’s 2 wrong out of 2, which doesn’t look good for the rest of the research. Simon > On 15 May 2020, at 16:32, Martin Counihan <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > Dear All, > > This is about surnames, not place-names, but it may be of interest: > > https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2020/may/15/oxford-surnames-dictionary-goes-free-for-family-bonding-in-lockdown > > I cannot recommend the book unreservedly because the entry for my own surname is inaccurate and inadequate! But it's easy to criticise: actually, I admire the authors for attempting such a task. > > Regards, > > Martin Counihan > > ######################################################################## > > To unsubscribe from the EPNL list, click the following link: > https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=EPNL&A=1 ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the EPNL list, click the following link: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=EPNL&A=1 ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the EPNL list, click the following link: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=EPNL&A=1