Pronunciation Of Genuine.

[joko]

NB - I know how to pronounce it

I'm just curious abous the 2 different ways - Jen you inn - and - jen you eye-n

i googled but obviously its a bit hard to type this in and get a useful answer

i thought it may be american but it doesnt seem to be really

so anyone know where it comes from? is it just an accent thing? if so, which ones?

i keep 'imagining' it used more in reference to an item that is genuine, such as an antique, and also in a kind of deep south american accent.

thanks

thanks

[Tilly2]

'Jen you in' for me.

The other one does sound American.

[Tilly2]

Republican accent.

[dannyk13]

Jen u in for me.

[dannyk13]

https://www.google.com/search?

[bhg481]

Jen you inn - in normal speech but jen you eye-n if I'm being sarcastic; "Is that made from genuine plastic?"

[198kHz]

Something, or someone, described as "jen-u-ine" suggest to me that it isn't.

[Mamyalynne]

'in' for me.

A lady one tried to sell me some ' gen u eye n' man made leather shoes??

My wry smile may have given me away.

[Hopkirk]

Perhaps people are confusing the word with the American singer Ginuwine.

(Check out his song Pony)

[Old_Geezer]

Obviously the first. The second has always seemed to me to be a corruption in an effort to stress the quality.

[198kHz]

//...in an effort to stress the quality.//

As in gen-yew-ine snake oil.