Tuesday, August 28, 2007

'Grottaglie' ... now how in the world do you pronounce that?

Looks like a combination of "grotty" & "ugly", doesn't it? I end up saying 'Grottalia' (like Italia) every time, but it's actually Grow-ta-l-ee-ay ('ay' as in 'way') with a little r-rolling action.

1 Comments:

At 11:00 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

No ugly, bat many, others grutty, from Latino "aliis": cripta (gruttys)+ aliis (many, others).
Saluti da Grottaglie

 

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