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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? |
iankarr |
Jul 21 2017, 06:27 AM
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The wrencher formerly known as Cuddy_K Group: Members Posts: 2,473 Joined: 22-May 15 From: Heber City, UT Member No.: 18,749 Region Association: Intermountain Region |
As my English professor used to say, languages are nothing but sounds with rules....and they dictate pronunciation. Do you say "Noter Dame" or "No-tra Dahm"? "Porto Rico" or "Pwerto Rico?" Words and phrases, just like voices, have accents. Since "che" in English has a silent "e", saying "Porsh" is playing by the "rules" of the language. Yes, family names can be viewed as exceptions, but most people immersed in a language accept the adaptation (Shwartzenegger vs. schvahrtznegger). It's always funny to hear a newscaster speaking English and then jumping to a foreign accent when they say their names. And I can see how it sounds elitist to use a German accent when saying Porsche, but not when pronouncing other foreign names (Fer-Rahr-ree instead of Feh-rahhhh-ri). Personally, I use porsh around laypeople, and porscheh around fellow aficionados...since groups of people and clubs with similar interests have their own language rules....and pronouncing Ferdinand's family name with a German accent is one of them.
Wow. I finally got to use all that linguistics theory from college (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) And Baba booey to y'all! |
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