I thought I would ask some of my Canadien Friends from the Quebec List about how they pronounced Gratiot, the following is what I received: >From Gary: I've seen this pronounced 2 ways... GRA-TEE-OH and GRA-TSEE-OH This is because "Canadiens" tend to add an "s" sound when saying many words that have a "ti" such as "petit" PUH-TSEE, "poutine" POO-TSINN... Also... When pronouncing GRATIOT there's a slight hesitation after the GRA and the TEE-OH or TSEE-OH is slurred together as if one syllable. In French, a general rule of thumb is, if the word ends in a consonant the consonant is silent. Now, if you've ever studied French, you'd know that there's ALWAYS exceptions to every rule. <grin >From MaryAnn: Pat, it would be 'gra' kind of guttural in the back of your throat. as if you were going to say 'growl' then 'ti' pronounced like the word 'tea' and then 'o' - the 't' at the end of 'gratiot' is silent. Joyeux Noel les cousins! Bon reveillon! Happy Christmas to all and many thanks for all of the great information on this site all year. Maryann Pat