I've always pronounced it with two hard gs as it is supposed to be a Greek word
and presumably the two gs are the same letter (gamma) and should be pronounced
the same.
However, I think most people say "jerygone".
John Leonard
> On 24 Jan 2014, at 10:32 am, Huw Rowlands <> wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> I was happy to some White-throated Gerygone at Tidbinbilla the other
> week, but I have no idea how to pronounce "gerygone". It was the
> subject of much discussion between my girlfriend and me.
>
> Can anybody enlighten me, please?
>
> Cheers,
> Huw.
>
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