Sorry, can't do it, can't call it "Porscha"

[zippy_gg]

Originally Posted by Supergas

TOMATOE...TOMATTO......Who cares, I'm American,Austrian... Nobody says my name right,not even the Austrians.

Oh come on...! Supergas is not THAT difficult to pronounce, even for a non-Austrian!

[rusnak]

...so what do you do if you call it a "Pee Car", and someone goes "why do you call it a Pee Car"?

[Nine17]

Originally Posted by Canuck_Targa

"I'm a pretentious knob and now pronounce the name correctly now".

Actually, this does seem a bit confrontational to those of us who have been using the correct pronunciation since we were children, and presumably neither pretentious nor knobs. Why not proudly wear a t-shirt that says, "I am no longer an ignoramus" and be proud of your new-found learning?

[Aldo]

"P-car". That's just stupid. How is that easier than saying Porsche?

[jwetering]

I used to be a bit hardcore about this, my first language is nederlandse. I kind of relented after I learned that even the odd german says porsh now and again. I say porsh once in a while too, like when I feel lazy. That said, to avoid saying it properly because you think it sounds wrong is just plain idiotic.

Trust me, this man does not speak for all Canadians.

[R K T]

Originally Posted by Nine17

Actually, this does seem a bit confrontational to those of us who have been using the correct pronunciation since we were children, and presumably neither pretentious nor knobs. Why not proudly wear a t-shirt that says, "I am no longer an ignoramus" and be proud of your new-found learning?

Bingo!

I guess I have always had RESPECT for the family that produced our beloved cars. With that respect I would not mispronounce their name.
There's correct and incorrect. Period. The defining line between the two has blurred because of lack of respect.

[jwetering]

Do you say chevrol-ay or chevro-lett? What's the difference?

[rusnak]

"why do I call it a "Pee Car?

well, that just Depends."

[Canuck_Targa]

Well I think I have been converted, I now can pronounce it correctly without feeling pretentious or a knob but simply because it is the correct way of pronouncing it.
Lots of great comments as always.

I especially loved the sniper in the background taking a shot at the name of the city I live in, Classic.

[vash]

Originally Posted by Canuck_Targa

Well I think I have been converted, I now can pronounce it correctly without feeling pretentious or a knob but simply because it is the correct way of pronouncing it.
Lots of great comments as always.

I especially loved the sniper in the background taking a shot at the name of the city I live in, Classic.

ok, now take Celine Dion back and we'll call it "good"!

[jwetering]

Originally Posted by vash

ok, now take Celine Dion back and we'll call it "good"!

hehe

No way. You were the last ones to touch her. She's yours now!

[wwest]

Originally Posted by jwetering

Do you say chevrol-ay or chevro-lett? What's the difference?

None of the above...it's a CHEVY..!

[Canuck_Targa]

Sorry, Keanu Reeves and Justin Bieber are officially yours now also.

[rattlsnak]

IMHO when someone says it "wrong" it automatically discredits you to the "i dont have one" crowd. Over the years, i have found that if you own one, you say it correct, and if you dont, you say it wrong.. holds true 99% of the time..

[Geronimo '74]

Porsche 1 syllable, and Germany isn't that far away either. Just because that is the way it is pronounced where I live.
I think it is silly trying to pronounce everthing the same as in the land of origin.
In English we say "Germany" too and not "Deutschland" so why wouldn't it be ok to say "Porsche" instead of "Porscha"???....

Makes no difference to me. All good.

Does it sound more European when you guys say "Nikee"??
Because I have never heard anybody say it like that over here, we all say "Nike"
(except for the bozos that think they're cool, they do the marketing thing and say "Nikee"....)
(in Greek it would more like "Nee keh" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nike_(mythology))

[Geronimo '74]

Originally Posted by dienstuhr

Try saying "Porsh-uh" if it feels better...

or perhaps "Porsh-eh"???

Cheers

d.

Either one of those would be more correct than "Porscha"...

Originally Posted by EarlyPorsche

Do you guys really get "offended" and think that its a lack of "respect" to pronounce a family name in more modern-english-friendly manner? I realize society has gotten a little soft and easily offended because there was some PC craze a couple years back but I urge you to realize that we don't have to be easily offended.

This begs the question: how do you easily offended folk order food at a restaurant that has exotic dish titles? Don't tell me you try and pretend to speak the language of every nation at their respective restaurant in an effort to not offend.

Do you call your friend Juan - KHWUAN or just Juan?

I am rather indifferent but whenever I hear Porsha I think the person is trying to give me a history lesson. The vehicle has evolved, the brand has evolved, and frankly the name has evolved.

I prononce things in a way that makes all parties comfortable yet allowing them to still understand what I am saying in a coherent and proper manner. Porsha and Porsche both do the job so it boils down to a matter of preference but offense and respect are just silly ways of justifying your preference.

well said!!!!!

[tig]

I pronounce it correctly and it rubs me wrong when others (who know better) do it incorrectly. It is a family name and there is NO ambiguity about how that family prefers to have it pronounced. Even the Porsche TV commercials pronounce it correctly.

Of course I'm a bit sensitive to the issue because my last name, Kindel, is often mis-pronounced "Kin-del" when it's "Kind-l".

[DRACO A5OG]

What a Funny Thread, reminds me of the movie Show Girls when the stripper pronounced Versace = Vur SAce. Just to annoy people I say Vur Sace. Funny, no one corrects me ;-P

Hell, it depends whom I speak to, my Foreign/European/German Clients I say PORCSHA and my American younger male clients Porsch (silent e, sounds more macho, I guess)

Too me she is my girl so I call her proper Porsche (a)

[DanielDudley]

I painted that Porsh for you, and that'll be fifty dollars...

BTW, it ain't really a Porsh, it's a Ferrari.

[KCinBR]

OK let me clear this whole thing up:

I'm from South Carolina, we have completly destroyed the english/american language, but we can understand each other.
Having said that... if I can say "Powwersha" I know "you can do it"....come on give it a try...all together now "Powwersha"