Correct pronunciation please?

[Captain Beeflat]

Perhaps an Italian speaker could clear up this point?
Is "Grassi" pronounced phonetically...ie. as in "grassy knoll" or "Marijuana"(), or is the correct pronunciation Grat-si, where the double S is treated as the letter Z?
My thanks.

[milandro]

a bit like like the " weed" ( Grass) sound but rolling the R a little bit more than what one would do in English , so it is Grass(ie) but remember the A sound in Italian is a bit like " Uh" not like AE like in many English words. It is the plural of the word " Grasso" which means " Fat"......

Absolutely not TZ or TS.....the doubles are in Italian invariably a shorter an a bit more powerful and abrupt pronunciation of the consonant by itself

[tictactux]

Thou shalt pronounce the grass in a British English manner (but with a short 'a') but thou shalt not smoke it lest it giveth thyself ideas.

(edit: added a 'but' for clarification)

[Captain Beeflat]

My thanks to you both.
I gave myself the odds of 8 to 5 that milandro would come up with the comprehensive and complete answer....I was not disappointed.
Now, being certain of the pronunciation, my de-lacquered, Paua encrusted Professional 2000 will now be the "Skunk".

[milandro]

or " Ganja......."

[Pete Thomas]

Thou shalt pronounce the grass in a British English manner (with a short 'a') .

No, because in English the "a" in grass is long (as in arse) unlike as in *** (which also means donkey - I have to clarify that as it shows like asterisks).

Hmm, US word censor, allows the offensive word but not the donkey.

[tictactux]

Thou shalt pronounce the grass in a British English manner (with a short 'a') .

No, because in English the "a" in grass is long (as in arse) unlike as in *** (which also means donkey - I have to clarify that as it shows like asterisks).

Oops, I mean to write "BUT with a short 'a'". Hrnghh. Bloody keyboard. Bloody computer. Bloody Monday.

[Captain Beeflat]

or " Ganja......."

Absolutely...just perfect! Mine is now the Grassi Ganja.

Pete, You are correct in my view...I too always take a barth, not a baath.

[J.Max]

or " Ganja......."

Absolutely...just perfect! Mine is now the Grassi Ganja.

I always thought those leaves on the little Grassi wreath looked a bit funny...

[milandro]

.........and don't forget that the pads of the Jade Rollers were bright GREEN

[warp x]

Yup, it's a smokin' horn.

[milandro]

don't bogart that horn my friend, pass it over to me.......

[SAXISMYAXE]

Thou shalt pronounce the grass in a British English manner (with a short 'a') .

No, because in English the "a" in grass is long (as in arse) unlike as in *** (which also means donkey - I have to clarify that as it shows like asterisks).

Hmm, US word censor, allows the offensive word but not the donkey.

That's my fault. I unbanned "arse" from the censored word list because I like to use that mild epithet myself. And, in the US at least, it is not viewed as a particularly offensive word.

I think the reason why A** was eventually put on the list is because in all the years I've been reading this forum, I can't recall the word ever being used innocuously to describe a donkey.

[DetroitDave]

Ok, this is the funniest thread of the week. I knew I subscribed to this area for more than just info on Grassi horns! Cheech and Chong would be proud of us. So, grazie!

My prefs: Grr (lightly rolled r) - ah (as in ganja) - seee (as in, "see here, pass that over my way, will ya?") Grr-ah-see!


Now I'm wondering... what about Ida? Is it eye-dah as in Idaho? or ee-dah as in Edy?

[milandro]

you need to double that SSeeeeee

[Brian G]

Dont forget Jesus rode on a colt the foal of an ***. I had to say this to see if it came up with asterisks.

[Brian G]

It did

[cymru97]

It did

Smartass.


Well that worked...

[GiantRick]

I am Italian.
''Grassi'' sounds like ''Gr'' of Grateful, A of American (not the 'a' of apple.. the 'a' of ganja or mafia), then the s of 'sex' pronounced twice (it last double the time of a single s) and at the end you need a 'i' which is found in 'imagine' or 'England'.. a bit tricky for you american/british :P

[kavala]

Now, being certain of the pronunciation, my de-lacquered, Paua encrusted Professional 2000 will now be the "Skunk".

Now how do you guys pronounce 'Paua' which looks like the Maori word
for abalone ?

Those little pearls on the keys are similar to paua.