We were watching a movie the other day, and I made the comment that something was 'Dead Grotty'
My dad got mad, because apparently, he didn't know what I meant. I said "You know, grotty... grotesque."
And he said "OH, you mean Grow-tee."
Now we're in an argument. I read somewhere that Brits pronounce it 'Grot-ee', but the yanks pronounce it 'grow-tee' or 'grow-dee'
hmmm? There's no real right or wrong answer, just opinion.
2007-03-23 18:12:48 · 17 answers · asked by Furr. 4 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
I think you're mixing up words. Grotty is a Brit thing, and you pronounce it "graw-tee." It means dirty and nasty. Grody is pronounced "grow-dee" and means...gross. It's like, totally an 80's valley girl thing!
2007-03-23 18:16:40 · answer #1 · answered by sanjacgoddess 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
'Grot-ty', or 'Grot-ee'...same thing anyway. I'm from Australia and that is how we pronounce it, at least where I live, it may change depending on where you are from. My friends and I went through a stage where we always said 'that's grotty', and we pronounced it as I've written above.
I've never heard it pronounced as 'grow-dee' or 'grow-tee'
2007-03-24 01:20:03 · answer #2 · answered by ahhhhhhhhh!u 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
SHEESH! grody
like dat
grody
not grotty! AND..WHO cares how the Brits pronounce anything? They don't speek American, for crying out loud. It's 'gutteral'. Just talk to Will some time! Sounds like a Scotsman! With a kilt! hahaha (guess what..)
2007-03-24 01:15:21 · answer #3 · answered by ravin_lunatic 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
grot·ty
Very unpleasant; miserable, seedy; wretched; dirty
gro·tesque /groÊËtÉsk/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[groh-tesk] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–adjective
1. odd or unnatural in shape, appearance, or character; fantastically ugly or absurd; bizarre.
2. fantastic in the shaping and combination of forms, as in decorative work combining incongruous human and animal figures with scrolls, foliage, etc.
–noun
3. any grotesque object, design, person, or thing.
2007-03-24 01:21:15 · answer #4 · answered by S B 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
grody=Valley Girl
grotty=George in "A Hard Day's Night"
I say grotty just to be different (I am in the USA)
2007-03-24 01:17:20 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Gro-ti
2007-03-24 01:15:11 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm from Pennsylvania and I say it grow-dee.
2007-03-24 01:29:08 · answer #7 · answered by nightlhasa 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've heard it gorw-tee. The o is long. If I heard someone say g-rott-ee, I'd say, "What???"
2007-03-24 01:17:41 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
grot-ee is how dictionary. com prononces it
2007-03-24 01:15:52 · answer #9 · answered by Booky524 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
definitely grow-dee
i've always said it like that
2007-03-24 01:15:51 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋