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Porsh or Porsh-a?, Be honest, what is it to you? |
McLovin |
Apr 2 2017, 08:00 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 102 Joined: 31-August 16 From: Tallahassee, FL Member No.: 20,360 Region Association: South East States |
OK, so after 30+ years of lusting after Porsches, I finally got one.
Despite years of dreaming about them, putting them off because it wasn't time yet, and reading all kinds of literature on them, in my mind, I pronounced it "Porsh". Not "Porsh-uh". Just "Porsh". Many times I heard the words in my head...."McLovin? You need to get you a Porsh". And here's the thing. I took three years of German in High School and even went to the Porsche Museum once on a trip to Germany. So now, I'm learning that it's properly pronounced "Porsh-uh", and I'm a Rube, a Heyseed, a backwards individual if I call it a "Porsh". But after 30 years, and now car ownership, I'm having trouble saying "Porsh-uh". So how do you say it? You know, to yourself. Not out loud? Porsh or Porsh-uh? |
ljubodraz |
Apr 3 2017, 09:14 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 64 Joined: 4-May 14 From: Chicagoland Member No.: 17,312 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
I gotta say this topic bothers me. To a certain point I say who cares? It is elitist.
I don't blame the OP for asking the question though. Don't get me wrong. I took German in high school and even worked in Austria where I had to speak German. I have a great deal of admiration for all things German. English is also not my first language. Where does it end? Why aren't we concerned about rolling our R's when pronouncing Porsche correctly? I had an employer who would always correct my Chicago pronunciation of Toyota as "Tuyota" but he could give a rat's ass about trying to even pronounce my long eastern European last name after 15 years of employment. What about properly pronouncing Folksvagun? It's like listening to Spanish speaking news reporters speak English with no trace of accent until they get to a Spanish name or word and then going all-out with Spanish pronunciation. The same goes for chefs of Italian heritage who have to go out of their way to properly pronounce ricotta and parmesan. It sounds very out of place when speaking English. Rant over. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/chair.gif) |
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