Anonymous
Post 02/22/2026 21:00     Subject: How do you pronounce “grocery?”
Anonymous wrote:You say “grow-sir-ee”?!


I say this too! The ending is the same as ""no siree Bob"
Anonymous
Post 02/22/2026 20:55     Subject: How do you pronounce “grocery?”
GRO-sree.
Anonymous
Post 02/22/2026 20:52     Subject: How do you pronounce “grocery?”
Groce ry
Anonymous
Post 02/22/2026 20:45     Subject: How do you pronounce “grocery?”
Anonymous wrote:Growshree


+1
Anonymous
Post 02/22/2026 20:42     Subject: How do you pronounce “grocery?”
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Next, how do you say produce?


Noun
Prod-uice(rhymes with juice)

Verb
Pro-duice



They were joking
Anonymous
Post 02/22/2026 20:42     Subject: How do you pronounce “grocery?”
Whole Foods
Anonymous
Post 02/22/2026 20:39     Subject: How do you pronounce “grocery?”
I say both ways, but more often gross-ry than grosh-ry.
It is a two syllable word for me, never gross-er-y.
Anonymous
Post 02/22/2026 20:35     Subject: How do you pronounce “grocery?”
Anonymous wrote:Why is this a post? You can look this up and audio clips come right up!


Some of us find conversations like this entertaining. We like discovering regional variations. Audio clips are informative, but not nearly as much fun, IMO.
Anonymous
Post 02/22/2026 20:31     Subject: How do you pronounce “grocery?”
Anonymous wrote:Gross ree


This. I thought most people pronounced it this way. I grew up in northern Ohio, but have lived in the DC area for a couple decades.
Anonymous
Post 02/22/2026 20:23     Subject: How do you pronounce “grocery?”
Anonymous wrote:Growshree


This. Grew up in WV.
Anonymous
Post 02/22/2026 20:09     Subject: How do you pronounce “grocery?”
Anonymous wrote:Why is this a post? You can look this up and audio clips come right up!


The point is the variations in how different people pronounce it differently.
Anonymous
Post 02/22/2026 20:05     Subject: How do you pronounce “grocery?”
Why is this a post? You can look this up and audio clips come right up!
Anonymous
Post 02/22/2026 19:49     Subject: How do you pronounce “grocery?”
Gross ree
Anonymous
Post 02/22/2026 19:47     Subject: How do you pronounce “grocery?”
Anonymous wrote:Grow-sir-ee. I’ve literally never heard the “sh” sound. It would sound very strange to me.


+1 I grew up right here in Montgomery County.
Anonymous
Post 02/21/2026 16:55     Subject: How do you pronounce “grocery?”
Anonymous wrote:Next, how do you say produce?


Noun
Prod-uice(rhymes with juice)

Verb
Pro-duice