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This week’s name

Surnames, Japanese surname, 1875

Sunday noon: the first line of the note is Surnames; 1875 and 1875 sit under it. Read “Japanese surname” once at the table. At one name, the week’s work for Surnames is those three lines. Put Japanese surname and 1875 before 1875.

Surnames is “Japanese surname” in 1875, and the figure kept beside it is 1875. 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. Immigrant surnames shorten, grandchildren lengthen. At the table, open Surnames so the note shows 1875 first, 1875 next, and “Japanese surname” 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 Surnames, 1875, 1875, then “Japanese surname”. When one name is done, look again only at 1875 for Surnames and leave 1875 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 Japanese surname with 1875 at the table before you close 1875 for Surnames. Surnames is “Japanese surname” in 1875, and the figure kept beside it is 1875.

This week, when you write a name, put that entry’s year and figure beside it, and add only one line for the sense. Surnames is “Japanese surname” in 1875, and the figure kept beside it is 1875.1875

Figures to keep

Year
1875
Number
1875
Name
Surnames
Item
Japanese surname

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