tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29307953.post4783706510164365770..comments2024-02-17T18:31:23.253-05:00Comments on Granite in My Blood: Tombstone Tuesday: Marcy or MercyMidge Frazelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05817669854967092840noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29307953.post-36306413006207091832014-08-20T09:23:49.693-04:002014-08-20T09:23:49.693-04:00Midge, that is a wonderful old stone; in incredibl...Midge, that is a wonderful old stone; in incredible shape considering its age. Marcy could certainly be her name. Over the years people may have inadvertently changed it to Mercy.Colleen G. Brown Pasqualehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16402783115333431440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29307953.post-23757337248406126012014-08-18T18:08:48.809-04:002014-08-18T18:08:48.809-04:00Thanks!Thanks!Midge Frazelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05817669854967092840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29307953.post-48714927593714774652014-08-18T17:39:23.204-04:002014-08-18T17:39:23.204-04:00Marcy/Mercy.... pronunciation change vs. spelling....Marcy/Mercy.... pronunciation change vs. spelling.<br /><br />For comparison ~ think of: <br /><br />clerk (pronounced clurrk in US, clark in England)<br />derby (durrbee in US, darbee in England)<br /><br />Same linguistic principle here ;-)BJnoreply@blogger.com