dodgefever Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 Me too, or do you mean 'bon and bed' ? Nope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisBcritter Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 From an early '70s classified ad in Motor Trend: "1953 Lancia (pronounced lawnchair in Beverly Hills)" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 (edited) 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaronw Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 Don't forget Tie-Ota Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerseyRed Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 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.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phirewriter Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D. Battista Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 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...!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pharoah Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 Thank you for posting this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerseyRed Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 It's good thing that we in New Jersey speak perfect English. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lysleder Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 Has anyone here ever been to Paris? What is that famous boulevard called again? Champs E-lay-see-s? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Haigwood Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 Yeah. If you've spent your money for the thing, you can call it anything you want. I call my old truck Fred. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 I call my old truck Fred. Does that stand for Fix & Repair Every Day? Or Find Rust Every Day? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 Does that stand for Fix & Repair Every Day? Or Find Rust Every Day? Pretty much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Haigwood Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 Does that stand for Fix & Repair Every Day? Or Find Rust Every Day? Frying Ricers Every Day ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10thumbs Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keyser Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10thumbs Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 That's a pretty good looking sports car there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HotRodaSaurus Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 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) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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