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> KOT- "Porsh" or "Porsh-uh"?, Final word
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post Mar 10 2005, 07:53 PM
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So which is it guys: "Porsh" or "Porsh-uh"? How's it pronounced? The commercials say "Porsh-uh", but I've heard people fighting both ways..... Let's hear it from the experts!

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post Mar 10 2005, 07:57 PM
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Two syllables.
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post Mar 10 2005, 07:58 PM
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post Mar 10 2005, 08:02 PM
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Think about it. Porsche pronounces it "Porsh-uh" in their own advertising, which one presumes they review before it hits the airwaves. One would think they knew how to pronounce their own name, and would see to it their ad agency does, too ............. Mispronunciation of the name is a sign of lack of knowledge at best, and a slap in the face at worst. The Cap'n
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post Mar 10 2005, 08:05 PM
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The good thing is this is the 914 board. Hell only 1/2 of porschedom even considers us a real porsche, and the other 1/2 is embarassed we exist.

So, whats that mean? You can pronounce it anyway you want.
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post Mar 10 2005, 08:05 PM
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Actually, Cap'n... there was an on the Porsche website (I think a year or so ago). It was more of a movie you could watch...

It featured a little boy daydreaming outside the school window at an early 911.... the boy grows up and gets his 911 finally..

Anyways... the narrator in the piece said Porsh.... I remember everybody commeting about it on the 911 little winky board.

But, I agree.. it is Por-sha....
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post Mar 10 2005, 08:11 PM
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I always thought of "porsh" as a shortening of "porsh-a", not an alternative pronunciation. Kinda like "Chevy" and "Chevrolet".
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post Mar 10 2005, 08:15 PM
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I was wrong... this video was correct.... that or they fixed it...

Here's a link....cool nonetheless...

http://www.997-2pvra-ils.com/ebuscard/
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post Mar 10 2005, 08:38 PM
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DER FULKZVAGON PORSHUH (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/smilie_pokal.gif)

http://german.about.com/library/media/soun...und/words_a.mp3
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post Mar 10 2005, 08:41 PM
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Since the 914 is only half a Porsche, we should only pronounce half the syllables when we are refering to a Porsch(e) 914.


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post Mar 10 2005, 09:14 PM
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Two syllables if you want to get any respect.
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post Mar 10 2005, 10:13 PM
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It's a family name OK? The family pronounces the name "por shuh", and by coincidence so does everyone that works at the factory in Germany where they build the cars (or some of them anyway).

Does anyone pronounce Chevrolet with a T at the end? No, everyone would look at you like you are some kind of dork.

If someone doesn't pronounce it right, I don't correct them, but if they ask me the correct pronounciation I tell them.

To me, that's the difference between being a Porsche jerk, and enthusiast.

People mispronounce words all the time.
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post Mar 10 2005, 10:21 PM
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Porsh-uh, not only because it's a family name and that's how the family/company say it, but simply because it's German. There is no such thing as a silent "e" at the end of a word in German - it is always pronounced.

My German is pretty rusty, but if I recall correctly the only silent vowels in German are when you have two vowels together- then the fist one makes the second one have a long vowel sound.

Just because Volkswagen chooses not to use the correct pronounciation of FolksVagen doesn't mean the rest of the German auto industry follows suite.
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post Mar 10 2005, 10:35 PM
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The people who pronounce it Porsh, bought the car because they think they look good in it and problably pay someone to change their oil for them.
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post Mar 10 2005, 10:36 PM
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QUOTE (ErnieDV @ Mar 10 2005, 10:21 PM)
Porsh-uh, not only because it's a family name and that's how the family/company say it, but simply because it's German. There is no such thing as a silent "e" at the end of a word in German - it is always pronounced.

yup....no silent anythings in german IMO....
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post Mar 10 2005, 10:36 PM
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A buddy of mine from Switzerland and his bro were checking out pics of my car. Abe speaks english and his brother dosn't. As they were looking Abe's brother says, "Yah, Favay Porshay, ser gut!" I thougt that would be a great bumper sticker.
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post Mar 10 2005, 10:42 PM
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QUOTE (bjorn jacobson @ Mar 10 2005, 10:36 PM)
A buddy of mine from Switzerland and his bro were checking out pics of my car. Abe speaks english and his brother dosn't. As they were looking Abe's brother says, "Yah, Favay Porshay, ser gut!" I thougt that would be a great bumper sticker.
BJ

LOL that would be awesome...pm me if you ever make that happen...i'll buy one
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post Mar 10 2005, 10:45 PM
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Ty-nee Peee-ness (Latin)

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Bottom line...who cares....
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post Mar 10 2005, 11:02 PM
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QUOTE (mikez @ Mar 10 2005, 11:45 PM)
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Ty-nee Peee-ness (Latin)

Lit-tel wee-ner (Murican)

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Bottom line...who cares....

LOL, my carpool mate and I were joking about that today. We were parked next to one another talking, and some chick made a comment about our little girly cars. My friend said "Hey, we don't HAVE to compensate!" (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/lol2.gif)

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post Mar 11 2005, 12:56 AM
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QUOTE (Cap'n Krusty @ Mar 10 2005, 06:02 PM)
Think about it. Porsche pronounces it "Porsh-uh" in their own advertising, which one presumes they review before it hits the airwaves. One would think they knew how to pronounce their own name, and would see to it their ad agency does, too ............. Mispronunciation of the name is a sign of lack of knowledge at best, and a slap in the face at worst. The Cap'n

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the "e" in Porsche is not silent. it is pronounced "Porsh-uh" ...

same goes for "Fuchs" and "Bilstein".
i *hate* it when people don't pronounce it right (and they don't all the time) ...

must be the (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/smilie_flagge6.gif) in me ...
(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/idea.gif) Andy
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