POLL: How to pronounce Genealogy?

[Jane Eden]

I say family history with a smile. Or genie-ology when pushed.

Jane in Nottingham

[Guy Etchells]

More often than not I use gene-aw-logy
Cheers
Guy

[Mizelar]

*(VERY) LATE ADDITION*

Being an incredibly tedious (so my children tell me!) pedant, I looked it up and checked all the references - like the meticulous geneAlogist that I am (not always!) 

According to the OED:  Genealogy is the study and practice of drawing up family trees - to paraphrase.

It comes from the Greek - genealogia, genealogikos and the stem is genea, which means race.

And now, I am racing for the door before you all start throwing OEDs at me! 

Na na ner na na - missed! 

[snaptoo]

An even later addition

Jeanieallergy from one born(e) and bred(bread) in Kent!

How about Clema(y)tis and Clemmertis

snaptoo

[BettyofKent]

Jeanieallergy, from a Maid of Kent

What about GEDcom?  I thought it was pronounced with the hard G, but have heard it as JEDcom

Clemmertis
Impatiens - Impayshense or Impat-e-ens?


Betty

[genjen]

Definitely Jeannie-Alogy from a North Riding/Scots mix, resident in Westmorland.

Clemmertiss

Impass- iens - I think, though I rarely say it.

Westm'l'nd or West-More-L'nd?

[snaptoo]

Jeanieallergy, from a Maid of Kent
What about GEDcom?  I thought it was pronounced with the hard G, but have heard it as JEDcom
Clemmertis         Impatiens - Impayshense or Impat-e-ens?     Betty        

Nerver know whether I am Maid of Kent or a Kentish Maid I was born south of the river in Tonbridge!

Impatiens - Bizzy Lizzy!!!!!!

snaptoo

1 red - westm'l'nd!

[Hampshire Lass]

I reckon it's jeannie - allergy myself

and I think the allergy bit comes in when I start talking about family history and peoples eyes glaze over, as if they have an allergy to my constant topic of conversation

Anyone know what I mean? and identify with that?



(also - Clema(y)tis, Impayshens, (but busy lizzies as first choice!)  Jedcom  and Westmoreland

[mrs.tenacious]

Nerver know whether I am Maid of Kent or a Kentish Maid I was born south of the river in Tonbridge!

snaptoo

Hi Snap,

You are a Maid of Kent. Check out www.micksumbling.com

P.S. For me, "genie-ology" as that's what I hear most pronounce it as. But the correct dictionary pronunciation is "-Alogy".

Mrs. T.