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Old Jan 20, 2019 | 08:48 PM
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I know I misspelled pronunciation. If you would like to know the most pretentious and proper way you could possibly pronounce Porsche please skip to 8:18 of this video. The internet takes me to all sorts of weird places.
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Old Jan 20, 2019 | 09:32 PM
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Dammit, now I'm an arrogant pr*ck
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Old Jan 21, 2019 | 12:33 AM
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I used to work with a native German guy from Berlin and he always said Por-shee. Just sayin...
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Old Jan 21, 2019 | 03:28 AM
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And all this time I pronounced it "Porch". Like when I am sitting in my rocking chair and sipping ice tea on my PORCH. Damnit!!!

J/k , but I will say I got in the habit of saying Porsh-UH... I guess I will have to add a touch more snobbery and say it like "Porsh-EH"
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Old Jan 21, 2019 | 08:43 AM
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A German colleague always pronounces it Porsch-"EE", which is odd as he's the only person I've ever heard do it like that.

Bottom line is - how pretentious do you want to be??
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Old Jan 21, 2019 | 09:25 AM
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Originally Posted by gopirates
I used to work with a native German guy from Berlin and he always said Por-shee. Just sayin...

Yup, with a soft-ish ‘r’

From Porsche itself...


Karl.

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Old Jan 21, 2019 | 10:08 AM
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I think as long as you get 2 syllables, you're good.
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Who cares? im german and ive had a porsche foe more than 9 years and i just say porsch now. everybody knows what im talking about and making a point about the pronunciation is just a silly waste of time
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Old Jan 21, 2019 | 11:28 AM
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If I say it properly will it go faster?
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Old Jan 21, 2019 | 01:08 PM
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Originally Posted by qikqbn
And all this time I pronounced it "Porch". Like when I am sitting in my rocking chair and sipping ice tea on my PORCH. Damnit!!!

J/k , but I will say I got in the habit of saying Porsh-UH... I guess I will have to add a touch more snobbery and say it like "Porsh-EH"
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Old Jan 21, 2019 | 01:09 PM
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Originally Posted by wjk_glynn
Yup, with a soft-ish ‘r’

From Porsche itself...


Karl.
After watching the video straight from Porsche I think the guy in the video I posted is full of bull?hit
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Old Jan 22, 2019 | 02:47 AM
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Originally Posted by Austin997.2
After watching the video straight from Porsche I think the guy in the video I posted is full of bull?hit
yeah... after that video from Porsche i am sticking with my original snob story i tell all my close friends and family..
" For the love of God get it right already, it is pronounced PORSH-UH!"
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Old Jan 22, 2019 | 08:23 AM
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In matters such as this, I always turn to the west for guidance...Hollywood. How did the Tom Cruise character in Risky Business pronounce it?
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Old Jan 21, 2020 | 06:08 PM
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Just had to update this thread with one more validation on how to say "Por-Shuh"

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