Name trends, SSA series begins, 1880
Saturday noon: the first line of the note is Name trends; 1880 and 1 sit under it. Read “SSA series begins” once at the table. At one name, the week’s work for Name trends is those three lines. Put SSA series begins and 1880 before 1.
Name trends is “SSA series begins” in 1880, and the figure kept beside it is 1. This week, look at one name only, and choose either the rule or the use, not both. Do not mix sound and sense in one cell. Keep only the side you chose today. A clean trend sentence sounds like: “In the ONS England-and-Wales list for year Y, name N was among the most frequent registered girl names.” At the table, open Name trends so the note shows 1880 first, 1 next, and “SSA series begins” beside them.
This week, when you write a name, put that entry’s year and figure beside it, and add only one line for the sense. Read that one line to the family, and do not say a rank. The order is Name trends, 1880, 1, then “SSA series begins”. When one name is done, look again only at 1880 for Name trends and leave 1 on the note.
Do not line names up by fashion, and do not score someone else’s name. Check that the name on the note and the sound you said match, and write the line again if they do not. Do not mix sound and sense in one cell. Keep only the side you chose today. Match SSA series begins with 1 at the table before you close 1880 for Name trends. Name trends is “SSA series begins” in 1880, and the figure kept beside it is 1.
This week, when you write a name, put that entry’s year and figure beside it, and add only one line for the sense. Name trends is “SSA series begins” in 1880, and the figure kept beside it is 1.1880
Figures to keep
- Year
- 1880
- Number
- 1
- Name
- Name trends
- Item
- SSA series begins
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