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| elsargento |
 Oct 11 2009, 06:26 PM
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Newbie  Group: Members Posts: 44 Joined: 9-September 06 From: Topanga, California Member No.: 6,802  |
My wife and I keep hashing this one out.. Is Porsche one or two syllables? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wacko.gif)
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| Ferg |
Oct 11 2009, 06:49 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,948 Joined: 8-January 03 From: Boulder CO Member No.: 116 Region Association: None 
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2 is correct, can't blame anyone that does not get it right, even newscasters and movies get it wrong.
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| Pat Garvey |
 Oct 11 2009, 07:00 PM
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Do I or don't I...........? Group: Members Posts: 5,899 Joined: 24-March 06 From: SE PA, near Philly Member No.: 5,765 Region Association: North East States |
It's two sylables, and I DO fault newscasters that pronounce it incorrectly - they are supposed to do a little research before they open thier yaps. It's been known for many many years that it's pronounced "por-sha".
This past summer, when I was having my house painted, the contractor kept calling me "Mr. Garvay". Pissed me off badly, and after the third time I informed him of the correct pronunciation. He was truely mortified, but I told him "know your customer - ask how his/hers name is pronounced - don't make assumptions - you won't hurt feelings. Still remember how brilliantly red his face was. Did a good job though. |
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| Tom_T |
Oct 12 2009, 02:57 AM
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TMI.... Group: Members Posts: 8,318 Joined: 19-March 09 From: Orange, CA Member No.: 10,181 Region Association: Southern California
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As my departed Dad used to say:
"....well that depends on whether you're talking about the front porsh, or the rear porsh-e...!" (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) |
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| zymurgist |
Oct 12 2009, 05:29 AM
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"Ace" Mechanic Group: Members Posts: 7,411 Joined: 9-June 05 From: Hagerstown, MD Member No.: 4,238 Region Association: None |
A blonde, wanting to earn some money, decided to hire herself out as a handyman-type and started canvassing a wealthy neighborhood. She went to the front door of the first house and asked the owner if he had any jobs for her to do.
"Well, you can paint my porch. How much will you charge?" The blonde said, "How about 50 dollars?" The man agreed and told her that the paint and ladders she would need were in the garage. The man's wife, inside the house, heard the conversation and said to her husband, "Does she realize that the porch goes all the way around the house?" The man replied, "She should. She was standing on the porch." A short time later, the blonde came to the door to collect her money. "You're finished already?" he asked. "Yes," the blonde answered, "and I had paint left over, so I gave it two coats." Impressed, the man reached in his pocket for the $50. "And by the way," the blonde added, "that's not a Porch, it's a Ferrari." |
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