Posted by Lorraine Spiers --Previous Message--
on 12/20/2004, 12:57 pm, in reply to "Re: Blimey, more spiers's than ya cna chuck, well a spear at !!"
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: Hi, thanks for the response. I use the
: spears type as spires just sounds
: too posh for me .. no offence meant
: about it , just that I am ... erm
: .... common ,lol.
: All the best for the holidays, and
: have a good next year to one and all
: .
I'm thinking that my ancestor who came over here in the big boat, probably pronounced it "spears" but changed it to sound like "spires", like so many people who changed things around when they moved over here.
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: How doo all, just found this through
: being bored, put in my name and,
: well, I was shocked !!!
: Just as a matter of interest, how do
: all you spiers's pronounce your
: surnames, as I seem to be called
: (trying to mimic the sounds) spyers
: or spears ... Interested to find
: out. See you all later !!!
:Hey Craig - I am in Memphis,
: Tennessee. My family pronounces it
: like "spires". But, some
: people will see the name & call
: me "spears". I've gotten
: to where I answer to both.
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