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 === Think Phonetically  ===
-You may have information from family or other sources the name(s)&nbsp;of the place(s) in Sweden where your ancestor lived or came from.&nbsp; However, when you&nbsp;try to find that in a place list&nbsp;such as the parish listing for Sweden, or, a gazetteer, it doesn't show up.&nbsp; What then?&nbsp; Remember that an "American language" ear heard what your Swedish ancestor was trying to say in his/her "Americanized Swedish,"&nbsp;
+You may have information from family or other sources on the name(s)&nbsp;of the place(s) in Sweden where your ancestor lived or came from.&nbsp; However, when you&nbsp;try to find that in a place list&nbsp;such as the parish listing for Sweden, or, a gazetteer, it doesn't show up.&nbsp; What then?&nbsp; Remember that an "American language" ear heard what your Swedish ancestor was trying to say in his/her "Americanized Swedish,"&nbsp;
 There are letters beyond "z" in the Swedish alphabet, which are also used in the middle of words, and in people and place names.&nbsp;Their sounds must be taken into account when trying to figure out what people and place names really are.&nbsp; Those letters are&nbsp;Å å&nbsp;&nbsp;Ä&nbsp;ä,&nbsp;Ö ö, ocurring in both upper&nbsp;and lower case.&nbsp;