How do you pronounce Porsche?

How do you pronounce Porsche?

Poll: How do you pronounce Porsche?

Total Members Polled: 121

Original German pronunciation: 31%
Porsh: 64%
Other: 4%
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DOCG

Original Poster:

603 posts

60 months

Thursday 29th August
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Buster73

5,167 posts

159 months

Thursday 29th August
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Porsh, and I’m well,aware it’s wrong but can’t stop myself.

cerb4.5lee

32,906 posts

186 months

Thursday 29th August
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Buster73 said:
Porsh, and I’m well,aware it’s wrong but can’t stop myself.
I'm Porsh too. However I'm not that posh to be fair though! hehe

If you're posh then you tend to say Porsha from what I've observed.

Heathwood

2,735 posts

208 months

Thursday 29th August
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Definitely Porsh. I feel a tit saying Porsha.

964Cup

1,517 posts

243 months

Thursday 29th August
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I'm German, so I don't really have a choice.

RDMcG

19,461 posts

213 months

Friday 30th August
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Never really thought about it but basically Pawshah.

NDA

22,199 posts

231 months

Friday 30th August
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Heathwood said:
Definitely Porsh. I feel a tit saying Porsha.
Same.

mark-3bw80

78 posts

24 months

Friday 30th August
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Porsh and not Porsha, that feels snooty and I'm not snooty.

TownIdiot

1,097 posts

5 months

Friday 30th August
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So should we be saying
Porsha neun elf?
Or
Neun eins eins?

Megaflow

9,842 posts

231 months

Friday 30th August
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NDA said:
Heathwood said:
Definitely Porsh. I feel a tit saying Porsha.
Same.
Yep.

Hoofy

77,401 posts

288 months

Friday 30th August
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Depends. At a Porsche meet, the German way. In general conversation, the British way (but not the London way).

FriedMarsBar

308 posts

38 months

Friday 30th August
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Heathwood said:
Definitely Porsh. I feel a tit saying Porsha.
Ditto

Filibuster

3,279 posts

221 months

Friday 30th August
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Heathwood said:
Definitely Porsh. I feel a tit saying Porsha.
Yes, because it isch Porsche wink

Being german speaking and in Switzerland, I pronounce it correctly.
When speaking english, I either say "Porsh" or deliberately say it in german "Porsche".

I find it odd too if an english speaker affected pronounce it "Porsheahhhhhh" like Joey in Friends biggrin

Also have a look here:

https://www.porsche.com/stories/culture/how-to-pro...

eyebeebe

3,130 posts

239 months

Friday 30th August
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Filibuster said:
Yes, because it isch Porsche wink

Being german speaking and in Switzerland, I pronounce it correctly.
When speaking english, I either say "Porsh" or deliberately say it in german "Porsche".

I find it odd too if an english speaker affected pronounce it "Porsheahhhhhh" like Joey in Friends biggrin

Also have a look here:

https://www.porsche.com/stories/culture/how-to-pro...
No idea about the Friends reference, but I do the same living in Switzerland too.

Neil1323bolts

1,144 posts

112 months

Friday 30th August
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It’s definitely not Porsha , she’s a 90’s porn star

Super Sonic

6,887 posts

60 months

Friday 30th August
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On a similar theme, how do you pronounce BMW?

mep59

64 posts

123 months

Friday 30th August
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eyebeebe said:
No idea about the Friends reference, but I do the same living in Switzerland too.
One more in Switzerland, though in fFrench for me, so ‘porsh’ …

the-norseman

13,219 posts

177 months

Friday 30th August
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Buster73 said:
Porsh, and I’m well,aware it’s wrong but can’t stop myself.
Same, when I had my 981 I tried to start saying Porsha but sounded like a prat.

Grantstown

1,063 posts

93 months

Friday 30th August
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I think Brits are conditioned to feel uncomfortable when trying to use foreign languages. Personally I don’t think there’s any shame in saying it the German way, but equally I’m not against hearing it said in the international way.

the-norseman

13,219 posts

177 months

Friday 30th August
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Grantstown said:
I think Brits are conditioned to feel uncomfortable when trying to use foreign languages. Personally I don’t think there’s any shame in saying it the German way, but equally I’m not against hearing it said in the international way.
I'm working class british, didn't do well in English at school, well I passed with a C. I speak broken Italian.

But I felt/sounded a right wally saying Porsha instead of Porsh.