Divided opinion then! I am buying a house called 'Gean Cottage' so really want to get the pronunciation right as I will be saying it a lot for many years!
It makes more sense to me to find out how the locals pronounce it and copy them, 'cos sure as eggs is eggs they won't change how they've always pronounced it
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
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Its pronounced like Jean or Gene.
I pronounce it the other way.... G as in Gary..
I suppose it all depends on how you were taught it like lichen (ly-ken or litch-en)
I've heard it pronounced with soft G and 2 syllables ge-an.
But I don't call it that so haven't investigated origins and pronunciation
In the sticks near Peterborough
In standard English pronunciation, "e" and "i" soften consonants like "g" so it would be like jean or gene.
No it isn't. Click on the icon and you will hear it.
https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/gean
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Divided opinion then! I am buying a house called 'Gean Cottage' so really want to get the pronunciation right as I will be saying it a lot for many years!
It makes more sense to me to find out how the locals pronounce it and copy them, 'cos sure as eggs is eggs they won't change how they've always pronounced it
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
It's such an odd word isn't it?
Maybe you should rename your house. How about Prunus avium
In the sticks near Peterborough
It's going to be your house. Pronounce it in the way that suits you best.
Or change the name if you like. Mazzard or massard is an old alternative to gean but you can call it what you like.
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