944meister

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

Marcquito

The way non-enthusiast Americans pronounce "Porsche" PORSHHH makes my face ache.

dillon410021

hilarious

CurtP

I know many enthusiasts who still say PORSHHH and look at me funny when I say it correctly

Potomac-Greg

American's are too rough on ourselves when it comes to our "local" pronunciations. We don't say "Jag-yoo-ar" the way the Brits say it. I assure you we do not say Toyota or Nissan the way the Japanese say it. Yet we get all wigged out and judgmental because someone pronounces Porsche based on the way it is spelled and would be pronounced in our country.

How 'bout when the Brits talk about the Chevy Corvette Zed 06? Pftt.

OT: It makes me dizzy when I hear Ford commercials pronounce the Taurus SHO as the "show."

MM951

x2 Potomac-Greg.

In addition to what Greg said, I say "Porsh" because you sound like a pretentious ******* saying "Yeah, I drive a Porsh UH" Particularly when it is a 944, even if I am a huge Porsche enthusiast

931GT

Yup most Americans hear Poorsha and think its pretentious, but I personally don't really give a flying f@$* whether you say Poorsh or Poorsha, means the same thing to me.

Marcquito

I'm naturally a pretentious ******* anyway.

But no, really, I've grown up with my father and his old 911SC hearing the correct pronunciation. The other way just sounds sloppy.

luftpirate

Yeah my favorite is the way Mexicans pronounce Chevy, it comes out something like Chevey, rather than the way most of us say it which is Shhhevie.

Jeremy Himsel

Couldn't have said it better. I don't roll my R's when I say burrito, don't hock one up when I pronounce a middle eastern last name, speak the english language, live in the US, so I say porsch and love it when people try and correct me.....especially when I meet with a German vendor.

Z-man

Yeah - I heard that too, and it bothers me.

As for my car, I call it a Porsch-Uh. Not to be pretentious, but that's the way it is properly pronounced. With a name like Zoltan, you get sensitive about such things....

And no, I do not correct other folks when they call it a Por-sh. I do notice - kinda like when folks say "Me and Jon went to the store" instead of "Jon and I went to the store..."

But that's just me, and BTW, my wife is an Engrish teacher.
-Z-man.

M758

Just don't call it a Porch!

vt951

How about pronouncing it poor-shee? Then you don't sound pretentious.

I feel silly saying either of my car's names (porsche or bmw) because their total combined value is less than a new corolla. But, then again, they are a little bit more fun to drive than a corolla.

GloriaRedStang

Hobo knocks on a guy's door and says he'll work for food. Guy says "Sure. I got a porch out back needs painting." Hobo smiles.

Guy comes back with a bucket of white paint and an old bristle brush and hands it to the hobo. Then he goes to get the grill started out front. so he can cook this guy a burger.

After a while the Hobo, covered in dry white paint, comes out front and is fed the best meal he's had in days. The guy watches, satisfied in his hospitality.

The hobo thanks him, then turns to the guy and says, "By the way, that's not a porsh, it's a Ferrari."

lovemyp-car

that's a twisted blonde joke if i've ever heard one!