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The older pronunciation gives this word two syllables, with a slight stress on the first: 'conned_it' SAMPA: /"kQndIt/. (This pronunciation can still be heard in academic circles). The newer habit is to give the word three syllables 'conned_oo_it', with fairly even stress: SAMPA: /kQnduIt/. (This pronunciation can also be heard in academic circles.)

Jones (1992) gives three major pronunciations: SAMPA: /"kQndIt/ [old-fashioned SAMPA: /"kVndIt/, as electrical term also SAMPA: /"kQndjUIt/ and SAMPA: /"kQndwIt/]. OED only records two syllables, albeit with two versions, having different vowels: SAMPA: /"kVndIt, "kQndIt/.

The variation in pronunciation, even in the educated community, is a further illustration that a guide such as this which aims to help you use the language better, is doomed to failure. 'Good' English is often a matter of taste in choosing between different permitted options.