How to pronounce Porsche

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[MeatMan]

Yeah, I had a Porsche fanatic check me a few years ago. I still tick him off by saying it the American way!! 

[Ace-Garageguy]

It's quite similar to the right way to say "Paasche" , the airbrush company.

It's posh-uh...not pash-ay as most modelers I've heard say it.

[JerseyRed]

It's quite similar to the right way to say "Paasche" , the airbrush company.

It's posh-uh...not pash-ay as most modelers I've heard say it.

Thank You! I was going to ask this. I thought people were saying it wrong.

[Scott Colmer]

LOL. You sound like my Mom. She always corrects me on that. The joke is when she hits the lottery she will buy me a Porsh-uh. I say "a Porsh?" The she says "Well forget it. If you can't even say it right the you can't have one." I say, "What about a Lambo?"

Edited December 10, 2016 by Scott Colmer

[Snake45]

They can call it whatever they want in Europe. If it's in America, it's a Porsh. At least around my house.

Hey, The Lovely Mrs. Snake is from Nicaragua. In my house, that's Nikker-AG-wa, NOT "NEE-ka-RAHG-wa," the way Dan Rather and other pretentious American douchenozzles try to say it.

[Ace-Garageguy]

They can call it whatever they want in Europe. If it's in America, it's a Porsh.

Yeah, well, that's pretty symptomatic of Americans' general ignorance of the rest of the world, and the we're-the-center-of-the-known-universe mentality.

Of the many people I know, almost without exception the ones who have ever traveled outside the US much (and who can speak at least one other language...rare in the US but common in just about every other reasonably well-developed and educated country) know enough to at least try to pronounce foreign words as the other-language-speakers do, without having to dumb everything down to "Americanize" it.

But I guess in your view, that makes anyone who bothers to learn another language and pronounce the words right a "pretentious douchnozzle" too. 

Of course, most Americans are far from proficient speakers of their OWN language, so I suppose it's understandable that getting words form OTHER languages right is just way too much to ask.

And by the way...to a large number of "American" speakers, it's a Poesh. 

Edited December 10, 2016 by Ace-Garageguy

[935k3]

Yeah, well, that's pretty symptomatic of Americans' general ignorance of the rest of the world, and the we're-the-center-of-the-known-universe mentality.

Of the many people I know, almost without exception the ones who have ever traveled outside the US much (and who can speak at least one other language...rare in the US but common in just about every other reasonably well-developed and educated country) know enough to at least try to pronounce foreign words as the other-language-speakers do, without having to dumb everything down to "Americanize" it.

But I guess in your view, that makes anyone who bothers to learn another language and pronounce the words right a "pretentious douchnozzle" too. 

Of course, most Americans are far from proficient speakers of their OWN language, so I suppose it's understandable that getting words form OTHER languages right is just way too much to ask.

And by the way...to a large number of "American" speakers, it's a Poesh. 

Country bashing is totally unnecessary on a model building message board.

[Ace-Garageguy]

Country bashing is totally unnecessary on a model building message board.

What about ignorance bashing?

I love this country and have the scars to prove it. If I want to criticize some of it's current shortcomings, I believe I still have that right.

Edited December 10, 2016 by Ace-Garageguy

[Snake45]

Yeah, well, that's pretty symptomatic of Americans' general ignorance of the rest of the world, and the we're-the-center-of-the-known-universe mentality.

Of the many people I know, almost without exception the ones who have ever been anywhere but here (and who can speak at least one other language...rare in the US but common in just about every other reasonably well-developed and educated country) know enough to at least try to pronounce foreign words as the other-language-speakers do, without having to dumb everything down to "Americanize" it.

But I guess in your view, that makes everyone who bothers to learn another language and pronounce the words right a "pretentious douchnozzle" too.

Of course, most Americans are far from proficient speakers of their OWN language, so I suppose it's understandable that getting words form OTHER languages right is just way too much to ask.  

Here in America, we speak (many flavors of) American English. Have you noticed, for example, that the British almost never pronounce the letter R, unless it's at the beginning of a word? The word "world" is pronounced by a Brit "wuld." I've often wondered why they even keep the letter in their alphabet, since they never use it. I don't say "He was one of the great leaders of the wuld" just because I happen to be talking about Winston Churchill.

[Ace-Garageguy]

 Have you noticed, for example, that the British almost never pronounce the letter R, unless it's at the beginning of a word? 

A fair segment of the English population I've encountered have relatively little use for "h". But to speak that way over here, unless you're a transplanted old Cockney, is pretty phony.

But my only point is that "Porsche" is a German word and proper name, and it doesn't hurt anyone to give it a little respect and pronounce it in a way the men who built the damm car would recognize.

And you do not have to agree with me.    

Edited December 10, 2016 by Ace-Garageguy

[Snake45]

A fair segment of the English population I've encountered have relatively little use for "h" as well. But to speak that way over here, unless you're a transplanted old Cockney, is pretty phony.

 

My point exactly about "Nicaragua."

[Ace-Garageguy]

My point exactly about "Nicaragua."

Yeah, I get it. And if it's Por-shuh or Poesch or Porsh, most anybody in the States will get what you're talking about. 

I've heard "Lamboriginie" and "Jagwire" too (let's not forget "Chebbolay") and I knew what the guy meant...but that isn't going to make ME talk like that.  

Edited December 10, 2016 by Ace-Garageguy

[iBorg]

Remember you rock on a porch, you rock out in a Porsche. 

 

Now if they'd do the same thing for Audi.....Is Oddie, Outie or ahhhhdie?

[Draggon]

You guys are wrong. It's Porch. 924's are "front porches" and 911's are "back porches"

Edited December 10, 2016 by Draggon

[Psychographic]

The heck with Porsche, I want to know how to pronounce Worcestershire.

[FordRodnKustom]

The heck with Porsche, I want to know how to pronounce Worcestershire.

LOL! That's funny.

[dodgefever]

the British almost never pronounce the letter R, unless it's at the beginning of a word? The word "world" is pronounced by a Brit "wuld."

 

As a born & bred Brit, that's news to me.

[dodgefever]

The heck with Porsche, I want to know how to pronounce Worcestershire.

I can help you with that one: wust-er-sheer, with emphasis on the first syllable.

 

 

Edited December 10, 2016 by dodgefever

[Exotics_Builder]

I simply say Pooch 

 

[maltsr]

As a born & bred Brit, that's news to me.

Me too, or do you mean 'bon and bed' ? 

Edited December 10, 2016 by maltsr

[PatW]

As a british person who recently tested a 911 GT3, it's Porsh or Porsha!

A Porch is extension of your house outside the front door

Edited December 10, 2016 by PatW

[Ace-Garageguy]

As a british person who recently tested a 911 GT3, it's Porsh or Porsha!

I've heard a lot of English fellers say "Porsh" over the years, but I figgered it was just a little lingering animosity towards the Germans.

[dodgefever]

I've heard a lot of English fellers say "Porsh" over the years, but I figgered it was just a little lingering animosity towards the Germans.

For the first 40 years of my life, I only ever heard "Porsh".  I thought Clarkson was putting it on when he started saying "porsh-er". 

 

Still, for years, Nestle was pronounced the same as the verb, now we're told it's "nes-lay".

[Ace-Garageguy]

I can help you with that one: wust-er-sheer, with emphasis on the first syllable.

I can't begin to count the times I've heard it pronounced wor-ches-ter-shur-shire over here.

Of course, many of my countrymen pronounce Dordogne as door-dog-nee too.

Edited December 10, 2016 by Ace-Garageguy