§ 91. genealogy. 7. Pronunciation Challenges. The American Heritage Book of English Usage. 1996

The American Heritage® Book of English Usage.

A Practical and Authoritative Guide to Contemporary English. 1996.

7. Pronunciation Challenges: Confusions and Controversy

§ 91. genealogy

The effect of the influence of words ending in -ology is such that people now almost always say (j´´n-l´-j), with a short o, and much less frequently (j´´n-l´-j), with a short a. Both pronunciations are acceptable, however.	1