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Offline eilidh

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which is correct?
« 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

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Re: which is correct?
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 15 July 07 23:45 BST (UK) »
The same way as you pronounce "Path" and that depends on where your origins are.
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Re: which is correct?
« Reply #2 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!!!

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Re: which is correct?
« Reply #3 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'.
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Re: which is correct?
« Reply #4 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  ;)

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