Erik@GBox

Hey there everyone,


Some people would call me a snob or I guess even a freak, because I always correct others when they mispronounce Porsche. It has always been something that I just never understood about American culture.

I am a proud American, so please do not get me wrong here. I have served my country in the armed services, and I love everything that we have achieved over the course of several generations. With that said I still can not understand why people just can not seem to get the name right?

Am I alone in this or are there other out there that feel like I do on this?
Weird question I understand but I thought that people in this room would give me the most honest answer to this question, as it is the people that actually own 911's, as I do, (although that is not the prerequisite here) that will probably get this the most. (Arrogance is not intended here, at all) I am simply reminded of the commercial that quite simply says:

"It's a funny thing about a Porsche...There is the moment that you know that you want one.....There is the moment you first own one...and for the truly afflicted there is the decades or two that passes in between...From the first it's first days on the road over 40 year ago, the 911 has ignited the kind of passion in drivers that only a Porsche can...The Porsche 911---It is quite simply the purest expression of who we are.........Porsche."

I realize that I may seem a bit over the top on this, but am I really the only one????

Just curious, and I thought you all might enjoy this...

Warmest Regards,


Erik Johnson
GBox Performance Transaxles
(303) 440-8899 work
(303) 895-4828 cell
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For those who would like to see the commercial again.....You are going to love this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRbzJ0L1Zn8

Brett San Diego

I correct no one. It's not that big a deal. I've had German friends and colleagues say, "Porsh" feeling that they are speaking good English. I'm not about to correct them. LOL

Brett

Amber Gramps

I was smitten by what could have only been a 911 with a DP935 type full on fiberglass body kit. Guards red, slant nose, targa, that was way over the top. I was in love. I stewed over it for almost twenty years.....



......and ya, correct folks all the time.

billyfeet

How DO you pronounce it?

WPOZZZ

Wouldn't the correct German pronunciation be Por-shay as the "e" in German is the "ayyy" sound? Think Fonzie.

a - ahhh
e - ayyy
i - eeee
o - oh
u - ooh

vinceqn

Ive been saying "porsh" for 20 years, and its not going to change.lol

theiceman

i never correct people ,,when you do it makes you sound like a dick ..

Todd951968

We are in America, and most Americans pronouce it Porsch.

bart1

I never correct anybody, but try to say "Porsche" in the conversation to hopefully correct them withoutsounding like a ****-retentive grammar ****.

HkPlinker

Whats a Porsh ?

JG 996T

What language are you speaking?

german - pronounce the "e"

english - "e" is silent

Kind of like Paris.

"s" is silent if you're speaking french, but its pronounced if you're speaking english.

However, since Porsche is a family name, rules might be different.

That being said, I've never corrected anyone in this context.

(lots of threads about how to pronounce)

* Great commercial!

whalebird

I pulled into a gas station the other week in my 924S and the gal behind the counter said: "you just don't see Datsuns anymore". I didn't correct her. I go back and forth on the pronunciation, It depends on what I'm doing. If I'm driving down the road and see a P-car, I say "look - a Porsh". If sombody asks what kind of car is that? I reply, It's a Porsch-a" (not a RX7). I'm with Iceman, I feel like a ***** if I correct somebody.

wildcat077

When my "EX" found out through my son that i acquired a Porsche,i got an email asking for a ride in my new PORCHA...
I replied back that she wouldn't even be allowed to look at it until she learned how to pronounce
the name properly ... lol

Phil

User 4221

Isn't it the thing on the front of your house?

Oh, that's a porch.....

Slimwear

Great timing on this question....

I went on a first date last Tuesday and the girl asked me; "Why would you NEED more then one Porsch?". My answer was a very sarcastic, "it's pronounced Por-sche" which gave her a sense that there shouldn't be any question as to "why" and she jumped to a different topic. It was a good deflection on my part and she dropped all curiousity when I picked her up on Saturday in the Boxster S (she did ask if it had a sunroof however).

I've never corrected anyone else in my life unless I was trying to be arrogant for the fun of it with close friends.