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From: "Jeff Harper" <>
Subject: Re: [HARTSHORN] Hartshorn pronunciation
Date: Wed, 7 Nov 2007 09:22:14 -0600
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Well, we beat that around for a short spell. I am sure we have all settled
in to a proper pronunciation for our namesake. Perhaps I over reacted to
the use of the word "correct". Harts-horn it shall be. After all, this
website is under Derick and what he says ought to be the final authority.
So when we write to our English cousins are we to add an "e", but strike off
the letter when writing to those on this side of the pond?

Thanks for an organized and civil discussion,

Sincerely,
Jeff Harper
Texas

-----Original Message-----
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On Behalf Of Derick Hartshorn
Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2007 7:59 AM
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Subject: Re: [HARTSHORN] Hartshorn pronunciation

My grandfather, the son of Newton Timothy who spent two years in
England researching the family name, had much to say about the
pronunciation of the family name.
He was more than willing to correct anyone who pronounced it any way
other than HARTS-HORN. In his patient instruction, he would pronounce
the name 'HARTS' separated by a space of three seconds and continue
with 'HORN.' Then again, we have a cousin from Connecticut who has
always pronounced his name as HART-SHORN. I can only picture a deer
who has had his fleece harvested.

I have always experienced a problem with strangers who try to use
three incomprehensible syllables. Some seem to have great difficulty
breaking down the name into two simple syllables, whichever they
might be. It also might be interesting to note that some New
Englanders, in an apparent attempt to economize on speech, shortened
the spelling to Hartson, often pronouncing the corrupted spelling as
Hart'sn.

--Derick S. Harts' horn


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