iphonelover Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 Passage next to a house, ive always called it a jenal, but is jenal or however you spell it not a word? Or am i spellin it wrong? Ive heard of ginnel, which is pronounced differently. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megalithic Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 Gennel. Though it has regional variations, even in Sheffield, Ginnel being one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halibut Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 Like tro11 says - it's gennel or ginnel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeMaquis Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 I think pronunciation and spelling vary from area to area. I've always pronounced it with a hard g followed by i, rhyming with guiness. See http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=ginnel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hugh jarse Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 to us its Gin as in Guinness the beer... Gin--ell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alcoblog Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 I was born and bought up at Lodge Moor ... I always thought it was called a 'public footpath' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Sigh Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 To add to the discussion what about "jitty" i have heard that one been used before although i use "gennel" as in "GEN-nerate". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cardew Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 Passage next to a house, ive always called it a jenal, but is jenal or however you spell it not a word? Or am i spellin it wrong? Ive heard of ginnel, which is pronounced differently. Thanks The proper word is GINNEL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey Shaw Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 The proper word is GINNEL Or jennel. Or (in Liverpool) 'entry'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qazitory Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 I always thought it was 'jennel'? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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