Don’t Misspell the Word Genealogy This is fairly basic, but many people new to genealogy research have trouble spelling the word genealogy. There are several ways that people spell the word, the most common being “geneology” with geneaology coming in a close second. A more exhaustive list will include almost every variation: geneology, geneaology, genlogy, geniology, etc. This may not seem as if it is a big deal, but if you wish to appear professional when you are posting queries or want people to take your family history research seriously, you will need to learn how to spell the word genealogy correctly.
Here is a silly memory tool that I came up with to help you remember the correct order for the vowels in the word genealogy:
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GENEALOGY
Too silly for you? Mark Howells has an excellent mnemonic for the word on his Web site:
The Correct Spelling of the Word GENEALOGY
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One of the most common mistakes made by beginners in the hobby of family history is to spell genealogy incorrectly. Nothing shouts out “I don’t know what I’m doing!” louder than the misspelling this pivotal word in our hobby.
Typically, most failed attempts at spelling genealogy put the letter “O” where the letter “A” belongs. Like this:
geneology
Because this mis-spelling is such an endemic problem, I devised a little memory aid to assist in remembering the correct spelling of the word. The first letters of each word in this very true sentence combine to form the correct spelling of genealogy. Remember the sentence and you’ll be able to spell the word correctly every time.
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Please feel free to liberally reproduce this idea as an aid to the entire genealogical community.
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