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I knew it was "Cootch" - I'm smart like that 25 45.45%
I thought it was "Cowtch" - why would I think otherwise? 19 34.55%
I couldn't care less, I hate the stuff either way 5 9.09%
Pohtaytah, pohtartah 6 10.91%
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Old 06-05-2008, 01:51 PM
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Ok be honest, how many people thought that Couch Grass was pronounced "cowtch grass" and not "cootch grass".

I'll start the proceedings...
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Old 06-05-2008, 02:07 PM
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I thought it was 'cowtch'. I wonder if everyone down the lottie is sniggering behind my back?
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Old 06-05-2008, 02:16 PM
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I knew it was "Cootch" - I'm smart like that
honest, I diiiid
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Smarty pants! Carex panicea. No I didn't look it up, honest!! Probbly wrong now anyway
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Old 06-05-2008, 02:44 PM
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I have only ever know it as Cooch (as in smooch) grass!
Twitch or squitch too
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Old 06-05-2008, 02:57 PM
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We always called it twitch in Manchester. (where I grew as far up as I'm going to.)
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Old 06-05-2008, 03:14 PM
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Just googled it and it came up as cowtch; not cootch. Several times.

So I will continue along my merry way!
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Have always called it cootch. Dunno why - who would want to hug it?
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Have always called it cootch. Dunno why - who would want to hug it?
Me too, I've always called it cootch don't know why though, Didn't think I had ever seen any I just had to Google it to find out what it looked like.
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Just googled it and it came up as cowtch; not cootch. Several times.

So I will continue along my merry way!
Ah yes, spelt that way, but pronounced?
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Here in Co Kerry we always call it switch grass.
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I've always known it pronounced as Cowtch.
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Interesting! My mum with be intrigued as to this little snippet of conversation! ;p
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Ah yes, spelt that way, but pronounced?
Hi

They have dictionaries which tell you how things are pronounced and I've since found out it can be pronounced both ways;live and let live as they say.

ˈkauch-, ˈküch-

So we can all be happy and enjoy the summer knowing everyone was right all along!
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It's COWTCH of course.
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I have always know it as squicth i had never heard of couch until a couple of years ago jacob
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I thought it was cowtch
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I can think of a few names for it but I might be banned from the forum
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