andrew911

In 20 years of having a 911 I've never once corrected someone for pronouncing it "por-sha". I always say it the correct way, "poorsh"

Por-sha "sounds" snobby to me, and to correct someone to say it like they do in Germany therefore would be promoting what seems like a snobby sounding word, making me seem snobby What pisses me off is when people refer to our VW as a beetle, when it is a Type 1. That get's me going....

Norske

+1 There are two kinds of people. Those that have a Porsche and those that want one.

Who cares how it's pronounced. They know what it is.

ked

"Why would you NEED more then one Porsch?"

I get that alot... so, to the guys I reply, "why are there so many golf clubs in a set?"
to set the stage for an interesting conversation w/ the gals, it's "how many purses & shoes do you have?"

Germans tell me the pronounciation varies w/ the dialect of the speaker, or the regional source of the name - there are disctinct pronounciations among Prussian, Swabian & Bohemian German. So, a good rule is "how do the Porsches pronounce their name?" IIRC, Ferry once said something to the effect (like any true entrepreneur), "I don't care as long as they buy my cars." now, on to cousin Piech... (he'd probably kick yer **** if you prounounced HIS name wrong).

theiceman

lets not even get started on how people pronounce " fuchs"

wellcraft290

I think if anyone corrects someone other then a really good friend in joking they are just a dick..
I say porsch no porshha.

cali4sun

I now say it as a two syllable word. I was corrected when I attended my first PCA meeting. I never correct anyone that would be ****.

'89 928S4 GP White/Black
'76 912E Silver/Black sunroof

GothingNC

The "proper" shirt ;-)

Trader220

If you're speaking German then I would use Por-sha, if you're speaking good old American style English than I would stick with Porsh.

I dont correct people nor do I care how they pronounce the word. Do you correct people who use poor English all the time? What about those with different accents than you speak with?

whalebird

Poorsh-eh...iceman

rusnak

I couldn't say "Porsh" even if I tried. A lot of German names with an "e" at the end are pronounced "uh". Example: Dave Tripke would be "Dave Trip-kuh".

OttawaDave

So on the way home after buying my car in Ohio, I stop in for gas in Cambridge, Ont before landing at my brother-in-law's place for the night. Older guy at the till looks out when I come in to pay and asks me what I'm driving....

Now in the build up to buying my car, I read alot of Rennlist and Pelican, and was aware of the stigma attached to the capital offence of pronouncing the name incorrectly. Still, I thought I would sound dorky saying Por-SHA - because, like many of you, I'd spent the last 15-20 years calling it a Porsh.

So I say to the guy, "It's an 85 Porsh"......

....I'd love to have seen the expression on MY face when the guy says to me, "If you're gonna drive that car, the least you can do is say it right - it's POR-SHA!!"

Needless to say, I was a bit surprised.

I find the only time I can pronounce it with the two sylables is if it's tied to another word....like a Porsha 911. Otherwise, it's one syllable for me!

2qwik4u

hundai or hunday?

MUSSBERGER

I look at it as just an abbreviation like Chevy. Oh ....and by the way that sure is a nice Pontiac La Maw.

salukijac

I believe for correct pronunciation of a proper noun (in another language other than english) you follow the pronunciation from where it was originated. Look for "Porsche" or "Jorge" or "Hernandez" (pronounced er-nahn-des) in an english dictionary and you will not find it because they are not english words. "Modus Operandi" is another one (pronounced moh-duhs op-uh-ran-dee)

Whether I correct someone if they said porsch...no, life is too short. Although I do teach my kids the correct pronuciation of the nouns above.

murphyjp

I'm guilty of using both. I don't have issue with it.

For that matter:
Corvette or vette?
Barracuda or cuda?
Mustang or Stang?
Volkswagon or VW or V-dub.
Bug or beetle?
And on and on, blah blah, etc etc...........................................