How to pronounce Porsche

[dodgefever]

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

Nope.

[ChrisBcritter]

From an early '70s classified ad in Motor Trend:

"1953 Lancia (pronounced lawnchair in Beverly Hills)"

 

 

[Ace-Garageguy]

In many parts of the USA, "mayonnaise" and "marinate" are pronounced identically, something along the lines of "marron-aze".  

I need to get off the computer and go work on my own Por-shuh now.   

Edited December 10, 2016 by Ace-Garageguy

[Snake45]

 

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

All my life it's always been NEST-lee. I can still sing you the jingle from my childhood. I believe a sad-looking dog of some sort was involved.

[Aaronw]

Don't forget Tie-Ota

[JerseyRed]

 

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

Ok, but you do admit that many of you substitute F for Th as in:

Fanks for the compliment.

[Ace-Garageguy]

All my life it's always been NEST-lee. I can still sing you the jingle from my childhood.

N-E-S-T-L-E-S...Nesslees makes the very best...chock...lett. 

My mind is a repository of completely useless information, but this also shows the power of advertising jingles to stick with you.  

[Snake45]

Don't forget Tie-Ota

You remind me: In some parts of America, it's difficult if not impossible to tell if someone is talking about a "lawyer" or a "liar." (I suspect in many cases it really doesn't make much difference.)

[Phirewriter]

In my travels to the south to visit my daughter I would occasionally have to have my car serviced and the attending mechanic often ask if I wanted my owl changed. 

[D. Battista]

 

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.

 

I have to agree with you on that point...!!

[Ace-Garageguy]

In my travels to the south to visit my daughter I would occasionally have to have my car serviced and the attending mechanic often ask if I wanted my owl changed. 

It's "awl changed". Or is it "all changed"? Very confusing, to say the least. No wonder so many cars never seem to have it done down here. 

[Ace-Garageguy]

You remind me: In some parts of America, it's difficult if not impossible to tell if someone is talking about a "lawyer" or a "liar." (I suspect in many cases it really doesn't make much difference.)

Yes. 

[pharoah]

Thank you for posting this.

[JerseyRed]

It's good thing that we in New Jersey speak perfect English.

[lysleder]

Has anyone here ever been to Paris? What is that famous boulevard called again? Champs E-lay-see-s?

[Jon Haigwood]

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.

We pronounce it "whats-this-here-sauce"

And how you pronounce Porsche all depends on if you have one or not. 

[Snake45]

 

And how you pronounce Porsche all depends on if you have one or not. 

Yeah. If you've spent your money for the thing, you can call it anything you want.

[Ace-Garageguy]

Yeah. If you've spent your money for the thing, you can call it anything you want.

I call my old truck Fred.

[Snake45]

I call my old truck Fred.

Does that stand for Fix & Repair Every Day? Or Find Rust Every Day?

[Ace-Garageguy]

Does that stand for Fix & Repair Every Day? Or Find Rust Every Day?

Pretty much.  

[Jon Haigwood]

Does that stand for Fix & Repair Every Day? Or Find Rust Every Day?

Frying Ricers Every Day ?

[10thumbs]

We pronounce it "whats-this-here-sauce"

And how you pronounce Porsche all depends on if you have one or not. 

LOL!  Ther sauce is defo original.

porsh-a.  Emphasis on the 1st part.

My lawyer-type brother-in-law needs to have one of these cars.  The fool had to widen his very small garage so that the wide rear end would fit in there. 

Problem though, the neighbors were irritated about the noise of the car and and objected to his having the garage widened.  Read law suit.

Verdict:  The garage had to be built back to original specs.  This is a highly historical residential area, and the buildings have to be secured as national historic value.

The only new Porsh-ee in the whole neighborhood that is not under cover.

 

[keyser]

Porkers. Most are trucks now anyway, or those awful Panamera sedans. 

All else I call by the model #. 

GT3 and GT3 RS kits desperately needed, Italeri last did the 993, lousy wheels, but nice bodies. 996 was lumpy. 997 and 991 are nice cars. 

I was really disappointed that the 991 Turbo was so soft to drive. Pitches and dives like an old Buick. Fast, but nauseating. GT3 and RS much better cars, street and track, and less $ to boot. Regular GT3 was screaming deal, 40-60k less than a Turbo and way faster on a track. 

[10thumbs]

That's a pretty good looking sports car there.

 

[HotRodaSaurus]

I always thought it pronounced Porsha 

One of those words, a bit like Cafe Racer. 

Need to know how to really pronounce it, ask a German from Germany and not someone whose family emigrated years ago.

As for Cafe Racer, Yanks pronounce it Café as in Kaffay but to be historically correct it is pronounced Kafff Racer. Mike Seat hasn't got a clue, another attempt to rewrite our(English) history)