Porsche, one syllable or two?
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Porsche, one syllable or two?
In the UK, where I'm from, it is always said as a single syllable, like borsch, the sossage.
Why is it in the US that people seem to want to say it as two syllables, it seems clumsy, awkward and longwinded?
How did the good Dr. pronounce it himself?
Why is it in the US that people seem to want to say it as two syllables, it seems clumsy, awkward and longwinded?
How did the good Dr. pronounce it himself?
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Por-sche commercials and videos (including Patrick Stewart, an Englishman BTW, who narrrates on some of the commercials/videos) all say Por-sche. PCNA says Por-sche, and Germans say Por-sche.
Must be Por-sche
Must be Por-sche
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http://german.about.com/library/weekly/aa020401c.htm
http://www.plateaupress.com.au/wfw/correctu.htm
PORSH-ah
it's funny how we "lazy Americans" get blamed for pronouncing it PORSH but according to this thread it's the Euros that are butchering it.
http://www.plateaupress.com.au/wfw/correctu.htm
PORSH-ah
it's funny how we "lazy Americans" get blamed for pronouncing it PORSH but according to this thread it's the Euros that are butchering it.
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Originally posted by phatGT2
Do some of you say POR SHA....
over here its porsche [porsh] and thats what it is in german too, so Ferdi probably pronounced it that way to...
steve
Do some of you say POR SHA....
over here its porsche [porsh] and thats what it is in german too, so Ferdi probably pronounced it that way to...
steve
The correct pronunciation is...
poursha
Hey, I should use that as my user name...
