Not again 997tt/C6Z06 (Vid)
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Originally Posted by GHOSTRIDER-TT
To say it should be compared to the 997GT2 which isn't even out yet, is pretty gay and a pussies way out of a discussion.
Originally Posted by ztnedman1
WHY DOES everyone complain about Porsch?!?!?!?!?!
Get over yourself. (this is coming from a porsche owner too.)
Get over yourself. (this is coming from a porsche owner too.)
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FYI - this is from the long-term wrap of the 997S in Autoweek:
“With my 911 S, I now understand why guys who can afford to spend $30,000 more than the cost of a Corvette for roughly the same performance do so,†said one former C5 Corvette owner. “Rides at speeds that are white-knuckle affairs in the Corvette are casual, one-hand-on-the-wheel events in the 911.â€
“With my 911 S, I now understand why guys who can afford to spend $30,000 more than the cost of a Corvette for roughly the same performance do so,†said one former C5 Corvette owner. “Rides at speeds that are white-knuckle affairs in the Corvette are casual, one-hand-on-the-wheel events in the 911.â€
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Originally Posted by Chris from Cali
Porsche is a German brand. In German, all syllables are pronounced, hence "por-sha". If there was a way to abbreviate Porsche, they would have come up with it. That's pretty damn lazy to have a "shortcut name" for a two-syllable word.
Let's try this: Instead of saying Corvette or 'Vette, we'll say "Corv". Instead of saying Mustang or 'Stang, we'll say "Must". That is about how stupid it sounds to say "Porsh"... And NEVER let a German person hear you call it a "Porsh" (ESPECIALLY as an owner) if you want to have any credibility.
It is not an ego thing, it's a proper pronunciation thing.
Let's try this: Instead of saying Corvette or 'Vette, we'll say "Corv". Instead of saying Mustang or 'Stang, we'll say "Must". That is about how stupid it sounds to say "Porsh"... And NEVER let a German person hear you call it a "Porsh" (ESPECIALLY as an owner) if you want to have any credibility.
It is not an ego thing, it's a proper pronunciation thing.
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Originally Posted by heavychevy
You have abbreviated the abbreviation. Vette is short for Corvette and Stang is Short for Mustang. Porsh sounds crazy but it's how many Americans say the word (including me). In fact I rarely have heard Por-sha said by anyone other than commercials. I dont think it's a big deal but understand your point.
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Originally Posted by Byronmaui
Whatever happened to the saying" If you have nothing good to say then don't say anything at all".
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So when people call me Dave and not David I should correct them and say MY NAME IS DAV-ID not dave?
Porsch' is the shorter way to say it. I use porscha' and porsch' it just depends on the context of the sentance.
Just because someone says porsch' that doesnt mean they think thats how its pronnounced.
And if the way I say the car's name in a sentance discounts my credibility in a group.... count me out.
edit: not to mention you just agreed with me in the statement of stang' and vette'. To me Porsch' is the same type of abbreviation. I just dont get why people get in a hissy fit about it.
edit2: I just read your vette' stang' statement again and you contradict yourself. saying one syllable instead of two is LAZY? The reason people say vette or stang is this EXACT reason. Same with Lambo instead of Lamborghini.
Why would you say Corv or Must?? You say vette, stang, porsch, because people know what your talking about.
Porsch' is the shorter way to say it. I use porscha' and porsch' it just depends on the context of the sentance.
Just because someone says porsch' that doesnt mean they think thats how its pronnounced.
And if the way I say the car's name in a sentance discounts my credibility in a group.... count me out.
edit: not to mention you just agreed with me in the statement of stang' and vette'. To me Porsch' is the same type of abbreviation. I just dont get why people get in a hissy fit about it.
edit2: I just read your vette' stang' statement again and you contradict yourself. saying one syllable instead of two is LAZY? The reason people say vette or stang is this EXACT reason. Same with Lambo instead of Lamborghini.
Why would you say Corv or Must?? You say vette, stang, porsch, because people know what your talking about.
Last edited by ztnedman1; Feb 15, 2007 at 09:10 PM.
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I received over 70neg rep points for even asking about a GT3 compaired to the Z06. This is even worse. It's a repost that origionally started all this junk on 6speed. I'm not neg repping anyone. But seriously I got my ***** busted over this issue and you should for reposting this.
https://www.6speedonline.com/forums/...ad.php?t=72324
https://www.6speedonline.com/forums/...ad.php?t=72324
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Originally Posted by Chris from Cali
It's like saying the word quesadilla as "kwa sa dila" instead of "kay suh diya". If people want to sound ignorant, be my guest.
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Originally Posted by BrotherHinkle
I received over 70neg rep points for even asking about a GT3 compaired to the Z06. This is even worse. It's a repost that origionally started all this junk on 6speed. I'm not neg repping anyone. But seriously I got my ***** busted over this issue and you should for reposting this.
https://www.6speedonline.com/forums/...ad.php?t=72324
https://www.6speedonline.com/forums/...ad.php?t=72324
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Originally Posted by ztnedman1
So when people call me Dave and not David I should correct them and say MY NAME IS DAV-ID not dave?
Porsch' is the shorter way to say it. I use porscha' and porsch' it just depends on the context of the sentance.
Just because someone says porsch' that doesnt mean they think thats how its pronnounced.
And if the way I say the car's name in a sentance discounts my credibility in a group.... count me out.
edit: not to mention you just agreed with me in the statement of stang' and vette'. To me Porsch' is the same type of abbreviation. I just dont get why people get in a hissy fit about it.
edit2: I just read your vette' stang' statement again and you contradict yourself. saying one syllable instead of two is LAZY? The reason people say vette or stang is this EXACT reason. Same with Lambo instead of Lamborghini.
Why would you say Corv or Must?? You say vette, stang, porsch, because people know what your talking about.
Porsch' is the shorter way to say it. I use porscha' and porsch' it just depends on the context of the sentance.
Just because someone says porsch' that doesnt mean they think thats how its pronnounced.
And if the way I say the car's name in a sentance discounts my credibility in a group.... count me out.
edit: not to mention you just agreed with me in the statement of stang' and vette'. To me Porsch' is the same type of abbreviation. I just dont get why people get in a hissy fit about it.
edit2: I just read your vette' stang' statement again and you contradict yourself. saying one syllable instead of two is LAZY? The reason people say vette or stang is this EXACT reason. Same with Lambo instead of Lamborghini.
Why would you say Corv or Must?? You say vette, stang, porsch, because people know what your talking about.
The words "Vette" "Stang" and "Lambo" are obvious nicknames for those cars. There is nothing open to interpretation. Now, if you pronounced the entire word as "Carvette" or "Corvitte" "LambArginny" that is butchering the name of the car. Much like saying "Porsch" instead of "Porschaa". Since when is Porsch a "nickname" for Porsche? For godsake, it's one less letter to pronounce. It's a mispronounciation. Nothing more, nothing less.
Last edited by amerlemans; Feb 16, 2007 at 07:29 AM.
