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Title: which is correct?
Post by: eilidh on Sunday 15 July 07 23:05 BST (UK)

Hi,

Can someone please enlighten me as to the the correct pronunciation of Genealogy as I regularly hear both versions. Is it ;

Genealogy  as in all good men

or

Genealogy as in alfred

Thanks

Title: Re: which is correct?
Post by: behindthefrogs on Sunday 15 July 07 23:45 BST (UK)

The same way as you pronounce "Path" and that depends on where your origins are.

Title: Re: which is correct?
Post by: susanemily on Sunday 15 July 07 23:53 BST (UK)

I pronounce it

genie  al   ogy

and if you can read that I probably pronounce it wrong!!!

Susan

Title: Re: which is correct?
Post by: kooky on Monday 16 July 07 05:15 BST (UK)

Genealogy should be pronounced as it is spelt. There is no 'o' after Gene it is an 'a' - a flat 'a'!!
It is not an 'ology'.
Kooky

Title: Re: which is correct?
Post by: davierj on Friday 20 July 07 18:38 BST (UK)

With just one 'l' I guess it's al - ogy, as in pal.   If there were two 'ls' (ll) it would be all - ogy, as in ball.

Hmmmm what if this is a fallacy............

What a language  ;)

Dave