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    It appear that Gratiot Avenue will finally get a well needed makeover.

    https://www.detroitnews.com/story/ne...t/75381248007/

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    I spent a lot of time at Gratiot Auto Supply back in the 1960's...

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    I wonder why we pronounce Gratiot [[ GRA-SHIT)! It's actually pronounced [[Gra twait)

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    Quote Originally Posted by CassTechGrad View Post
    I spent a lot of time at Gratiot Auto Supply back in the 1960's...

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    I see why. The store just kept them coming even when they tried closing for the evening

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    Many pedestrians walk right in front of your car while not crossing at the light and sometimes crossing at the light when the light is green for cars especially around Gratiot Harper to Gratiot and Seymour. Many pedestrians wear dark clothing when Jay walking across Gratiot at night. Motorist don't obey the 35 mph speed limit and will be on your back bumper when you do the speed limit.

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    I know how we pronounce Gratiot and I don't know an authoritative source confirming its "proper" pronunciation but I do enjoy playing with howtopronounce.com. It's crowdsourced so it has no more authority than Wikipedia.

    On the English page there it claims that "gratiot" means "pickle juice." LOL! Near the top of the page you can select French to hear examples of pronunciations in that language. Of course you can hear french pronunciations of other Detroit-related words, including détroit.
    Last edited by Jimaz; October-03-24 at 02:05 PM.

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