Tricky letter combinations
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Tricky letter combinations
Editorial history
13/08/12: CSG, created page
Purpose of this page
This page will provide visual examples of letter combinations which are tricky for transcribers. The examples will be drawn from digital images of various HCA record series, 1650-1669
Contents
Possible letter combinations to illustrate
- "wh" (as in "who"; which"; "where")
- "rs" (in a contraction) (as in "Com:rs", where "rs" could be mistaken for "er", confusing singular and plural)
"ij"
Illustration: HCA 13/76 f.25v: Extract
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