Porsch or Porscha shuold I be concerned
06-29-2007, 12:12 AM
#17
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From Wikipedia - See link below:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porsche..._.22Porsche.22
http://german.about.com/library/weekly/aa020401b.htm
However here in Canada, it is common to say Porsche. If some girl asks me what I drive and I say 'Porsch-uh' she is going to think I am retarded. It sounds pretentious to pronounce it with the 'uh' at the end.
Kirk
Pronunciation of "Porsche"
"Porsche", a proper name, is originally pronounced as PORSH-uh (IPA /ˈpɔɹʃə/) (correct pronunciation (help·info)), which is how members of the Porsche family pronounce their name.
Some tend to vocalize the e, which results in Por-SCHA (/pɔɹˈʃʌ/). Others, particularly in Canada and the United States, mistakenly treat the e as silent, a pronunciation rule that applies in English and French but not in German, producing the monosyllabic, porsh (/pɔɹʃ/).
"Porsche", a proper name, is originally pronounced as PORSH-uh (IPA /ˈpɔɹʃə/) (correct pronunciation (help·info)), which is how members of the Porsche family pronounce their name.
Some tend to vocalize the e, which results in Por-SCHA (/pɔɹˈʃʌ/). Others, particularly in Canada and the United States, mistakenly treat the e as silent, a pronunciation rule that applies in English and French but not in German, producing the monosyllabic, porsh (/pɔɹʃ/).
http://german.about.com/library/weekly/aa020401b.htm
However here in Canada, it is common to say Porsche. If some girl asks me what I drive and I say 'Porsch-uh' she is going to think I am retarded. It sounds pretentious to pronounce it with the 'uh' at the end.
Kirk
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06-29-2007, 07:28 AM
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I read a nice thread on this somewhere. Very informative. The gist was that the company was named after the family. The family's name was pronounced Porsch where they were from (a country near Germany?? or a province of Germany where they pronounced it differently, I forget). In Germany they would have pronounced it Porscha.
Now there was a commercial with Ferry pronouncing it Porscha for a US production.
Now there was a commercial with Ferry pronouncing it Porscha for a US production.
06-29-2007, 08:51 AM
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Originally Posted by ltc
FWIW, this is my favorite T-shirt:
http://porsche.parkplacestores.com/1231.html
I've got a drawer full of them.
http://porsche.parkplacestores.com/1231.html
I've got a drawer full of them.
Not seen these over here. Any Brits up for a group buy?
06-29-2007, 11:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Heirsh
I read a nice thread on this somewhere. Very informative. The gist was that the company was named after the family. The family's name was pronounced Porsch where they were from (a country near Germany?? or a province of Germany where they pronounced it differently, I forget). In Germany they would have pronounced it Porscha.
Now there was a commercial with Ferry pronouncing it Porscha for a US production.
Now there was a commercial with Ferry pronouncing it Porscha for a US production.
The first 356's were assembled in a tiny facility in Gmund Austria. The
company's early years were quite interesting and have been well documented
in many books on the subject. Oh, Por-shuh is the correct pronunciation.
06-30-2007, 12:01 AM
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Originally Posted by 94Speedster
I'm with you on that, though I tend to rely very heavily on first impressions...
I would think whether the seller talks about his car in caring and affectionate terms might tell you more about the maintenance schedule than his pronunciation of a foreign surname. On the other hand it may tell you nothing at all, so my advice is to have a PPi and check the service log. Also this from someone who spells 'know' "no" I think is a bit rich...
Purely for the record and sake of conversation, I for one know what the correct pronunciation should be but believe it to sound a bit pretentious and therefore avoid it. I am happy to maintain my own dialect as 'common' and non-anorak as it may be.
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06-30-2007, 01:48 AM
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I am assuming that all the US citizens on here are among the 87% who don't have passports or that the few of you who do have them have never been to Germany 
. In Germany, they pronounce it "Porsh". It is the way the family pronounce their name as well, except in the now famous US commercial where Ferry pronounced it "Porsha" because the view was that it would be too complicated to re-educate the USA! 
. In Germany, they pronounce it "Porsh". It is the way the family pronounce their name as well, except in the now famous US commercial where Ferry pronounced it "Porsha" because the view was that it would be too complicated to re-educate the USA!
06-30-2007, 03:26 AM
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Originally Posted by SimonExtreme
I am assuming that all the US citizens on here are among the 87% who don't have passports or that the few of you who do have them have never been to Germany . In Germany, they pronounce it "Porsh". It is the way the family pronounce their name as well, except in the now famous US commercial where Ferry pronounced it "Porsha" because the view was that it would be too complicated to re-educate the USA!
. In Germany, they pronounce it "Porsh". It is the way the family pronounce their name as well, except in the now famous US commercial where Ferry pronounced it "Porsha" because the view was that it would be too complicated to re-educate the USA!
06-30-2007, 02:01 PM
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Getting flamed on the list for poor english I love it!! The thread may have gone a little of course. Some gave the advise I was looking for and thank you. All I was wondering from the brothers is would you be concerned, yes, no, or shouldn't matter. He's selling a c4 for a pretty good price, would a fanatic use the correct pronunciation? Now get out your spell checkers and have at me.
06-30-2007, 02:12 PM
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Originally Posted by skruggs964
What's really pretentious is someone that names their daughter Porsha..... 