Why do most Americans pronounce "Porsche" wrong?

[aread]

I mainly call it Porsch, because it pisses you guys off. :P

[wildthing]

To be fair, to answer the title, the rules of English do lead to the pronunciation. How many words in the English language have a non-silent "e" at the end?

My last name came from the Spanish language, but of course, in English, you can certainly mistake the middle a for a long 'a' as in Case, but it is a short 'a' like in Car.

[sugarwood]

I own a Porsche,
know it's pronounced "*-sha"
but elect to say "Porsch"
because saying it the correct way makes you sound like a pretentious prig who is trying a little too hard.

[Bob Kontak]

Originally Posted by sugarwood

I own a Porsche,
know it's pronounced "*-sha"
but elect to say "Porsch"
because saying it the correct way makes you sound like a pretentious prig who is trying a little too hard.

Nah. I don't think people give a rat's ass.

I have never had someone react like I was a prick saying Porsch-ah. However, I have wanted to vomit at some PCA gatherings, but not from pronunciation of the name.

I guarantee you all of us pronounce it wrong. I just watched a French language vid on Youtube and the guy said Porsch. However, the R was silent.

Probably have to hang in Germany for a while.

[Trakrat]

Originally Posted by Fly911

Being a life long Porsche guy, it annoys me to hear most people, even Porsche owners, pronounce the car as "Porsch"... The "e" on the end is NOT silent! Why do people do that???

because they are idiots... plain and simple. These are the people who could care less about anyone and anything and live in their own world... oblivious to anyone around them.

Anytime I meet some who calls their Porsche a Porch... I know to never again engage in a conversation with them because they could care less about anything outside of the space between their ears.

The world is full of idiots who have money.

[monteolsen1]

Originally Posted by yellowperil

I know why, and you've already told us why.

Exactly! I own a 911 and I do it just to annoy people who are so easily bugged.

[Canada Kev]

I find it interesting whenever this comes up: we manage to pronounce the French name, Chevrolet more or less correctly...

How about Ruf? Fuchs?

Regardless, I often say porsh, sometimes Porsche comes out. I don't try, either way. I don't care. I don't think anyone outside the Porsche community cares, either.

[uwanna]

It's quite strange, but for years when Audi first came to the US, most folks called them Audy as in audio but now people seem to have been "trained" to say OWDEY the correct German way.

[Otter74]

I'm too busy enjoying my Porsche to care too much how people pronounce it.

Still, when my friends' 10 year old daughter pronounced it correctly, I was impressed.

[Tea Tray]

What does it matter. Try pronouncing Chemquasibamticook, Saco, or Range Pond...

[Coastr]

Most people pronounce words to be understood by the audience - most ears still expect Porsch, so it's easiest to use without sounding tryhard.

Still, who is up for a debate on Merceeedeez vs mercaydez Benz?

And are they a coop or a coopay? And does it have have a shassi or a tchassi.

Personally I like listening to jay Lenos garage for a grab bag of different ways of pronouncing things.

[Canada Kev]

Coupé is coopay. Coupe is coop. Unless you're German. Then it's coupah. Or something...

How about Jag-you-are or Jag-waar? We could go on all day here.

If you know what the person means, what does it matter? Most of us butcher the pronunciation of the simplest names from time to time.

Just get out there and get those Fewks wheels rolling on your Porsh coopay.

[Bill Douglas]

When I call my Porsche a Porch and have people correct me on my pronunciation I tell them I usually just call it my VW and that really winds them up. Or I pretentiously say to them I only pronunciate it Porsche when I say the rest of the sentence in German too. That usually shuts them up.

[nathanbs]

Originally Posted by Bill Douglas

When I call my Porsche a Porch and have people correct me on my pronunciation I tell them I usually just call it my VW and that really winds them up. Or I pretentiously say to them I only pronunciate it Porsche when I say the rest of the sentence in German too. That usually shuts them up.

Perhaps my vote for the best comment in this post

[proporsche]

Fly911..my T shirt might make your day...

ivan

[Geronimo '74]

Originally Posted by Trakrat

because they are idiots... plain and simple. These are the people who could care less about anyone and anything and live in their own world... oblivious to anyone around them.

Anytime I meet some who calls their Porsche a Porch... I know to never again engage in a conversation with them because they could care less about anything outside of the space between their ears.

The world is full of idiots who have money.

You, mr Perfect, are the number 1 reason to keep pronouncing words as I bloody well please.
Thanks for calling many of your fellow Pelicans idiots!
Try Parf, you'll love it there.

You know, the word douche is pronounced in different ways in France, depending on the region.
You certainly are a douch-ah!

Porsch, Porsch, Porsch, please don't ever talk to me.

[nathanbs]

Originally Posted by Trakrat

because they are idiots... plain and simple. These are the people who could care less about anyone and anything and live in their own world... oblivious to anyone around them.

Anytime I meet some who calls their Porsche a Porch... I know to never again engage in a conversation with them because they could care less about anything outside of the space between their ears.

The world is full of idiots who have money.

If anyone sounds like an idiot with money it would be you, the rest of us are enjoying ourselves too much to care, and please save the conversation as I can't imagine I would enjoy it anyways

[sugarwood]

So Bob, your saying no one says it right anyway. The German way is "paw-sha".

[donlan]

Not all Germans. Michael.

[matt930s]

Mic drop.

Originally Posted by Bill Douglas

When I call my Porsche a Porch and have people correct me on my pronunciation I tell them I usually just call it my VW and that really winds them up. Or I pretentiously say to them I only pronunciate it Porsche when I say the rest of the sentence in German too. That usually shuts them up.