JEN'-oh-uh or je-NOH'-uh?

Aug 3, 2012
2,542
Performance Cruising Telstar 28 302 Watkins Glen
Ok class, repeat after me:

Po-TAY-to.... Po-TAH-to....
To-MAY-to.... To-MAH-to...

and then Harry Connick Jr starts singing...

Oh, and add an ‘e’ to potato and tomato, so GWB can read this!
 
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Feb 14, 2014
7,400
Hunter 430 Waveland, MS
Washington the other day as Warsh-ing-don
Y'all er dang wrong! South of Interstate 40 we oil sez...

Wash Tun

Jim...

PS: Dat durn feller frum West-cunsun eats too Manny cheeze curds.:pimp:
 

Gunni

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Mar 16, 2010
5,937
Beneteau 411 Oceanis Annapolis
Why some people "translate" genoa into genny is beyond me. It's exactly the same numbers of letters. :)
Why use 3 syllables when 2 syllables will get the job done! With my A-crew sometimes I use NO syllables, simply point at the bow and rotate my finger at shoulder height.
 
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DArcy

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Feb 11, 2017
1,691
Islander Freeport 36 Ottawa
I usually go with GEN-oh-ah but around here I hear both a lot. We often just refer to #1, #2, #3. The C&C115 I race on for off the wind we have the assym, big blue and Scar Face. Scar Face is almost as much tape as sail cloth but still pulls.
 

capta

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Jun 4, 2009
4,766
Pearson 530 Admiralty Bay, Bequia SVG
Don't most of us actually call it a genny anyway?
 
Nov 30, 2015
1,337
Hunter 1978 H30 Cherubini, Treman Marina, Ithaca, NY
With our hanked on sails, the inventory includes a storm jib we refer to as mini Ginny, a 110 called headsail, 110, Midi, or just jib... and a 155 called Maxi. My French buddy calls the 155 a Zhen-wah.
 
Sep 20, 2014
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Rob Legg RL24 Chain O'Lakes
I purposely bought a boat that does need one, so I did't have to worry about how to pronounce it.
 
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