How do you pronounce Porsche?

[toon10]

DOCG said:

If you agree that the German pronunciation is correct then porsh can't be called the British way when many Brits also pronounce it correctly.

I spend a lot of time in Germany with work and I use the correct pronunciation over there but here in Blighty, I always use "Porsh" and don't know many people who don't hence me calling it the British way. It just sounds odd when a Brit says "Porshuh".

Similarly, I work for the EMEA region and one of my closest colleagues is Spanish and called Rocio. I know her native Spanish speakers call her "Rotheo" but everyone else including me, pronounces it "Roseeo". I asked her about it, and she said it would sound odd to her if I tried to use the proper Spanish pronunciation.

[FMOB]

Surely the right answer is, who cares, just drive!

[ChrisW.]

Neil1323bolts said:

It’s definitely not Porsha , she’s a 90’s porn star

... or a poodle ...

[ChrisW.]

Hoofy said:

Terminator X said:

Super Sonic said:

On a similar theme, how do you pronounce BMW?

Bay Em Vay?

TX.

Soo-bah-loo?

Beware the MR2 in France ...

[blackscooby]

oh don't get me started on this one...
The Mother in Law "Porsha", similar pronunciations are
Lidl "LeeeeDal"
Ikea "eeeeKeya"

She lives in Germany so fair enough, but she's a Brit.... or was once !

[DOCG]

blackscooby said:

oh don't get me started on this one...
The Mother in Law "Porsha", similar pronunciations are
Lidl "LeeeeDal"
Ikea "eeeeKeya"

She lives in Germany so fair enough, but she's a Brit.... or was once !

What's wrong with a Brit using the correct pronunciation?

[the-norseman]

Got to admit as much as I hate saying Porscha, I do pronounce IKEA correctly these days

[EBRANDON1]

Ralph Lauren or Ralph Lo-ren?

This one makes less sense as its just an American guy and its 'Lauren' but for some reason a lot of brits including me say Lo-ren

[DOCG]

the-norseman said:

Got to admit as much as I hate saying Porscha, I do pronounce IKEA correctly these days

Why do you hate saying Porsche?

[NDA]

DOCG said:

What's wrong with a Brit using the correct pronunciation?

Because it can sound pretentious. Like saying Athina for Athens or 'Pareeee' for Paris.

[CanAm]

Yet nobody gets picked on for not pronouncing Mercedes-Benz, Daimler-Benz, Volkswagen or BMW etc in the correct Germanic manner.

[IroningMan]

NDA said:

DOCG said:

What's wrong with a Brit using the correct pronunciation?

Because it can sound pretentious. Like saying Athina for Athens or 'Pareeee' for Paris.

But those place names have English translations - Porsche does not. Do you use an English pronunciation for place names that don’t have English translations, such as, for example, Saint Tropez?

[NDA]

IroningMan said:

But those place names have English translations - Porsche does not. Do you use an English pronunciation for place names that don’t have English translations, such as, for example, Saint Tropez?

Peeps say Majorca instead of 'My-Orca' (Mallorca) or Budapest instead of Buda-Pesht.

I think it always sounds a bit pretentious to suddenly switch into a local accent for one word.

[IroningMan]

NDA said:

Peeps say Majorca instead of 'My-Orca' (Mallorca) or Budapest instead of Buda-Pesht.

I think it always sounds a bit pretentious to suddenly switch into a local accent for one word.

But you can say Mallorca without affecting a Spanish accent - just as a Spanish person can say Leicester or Worcester without sounding like they’ve teleported to Walford.

Any road up - Janis Joplin had it right.

[PlywoodPascal]

It’s a funny one cause even though it’s spelt Porsche it sound quite like Volkswagen

[IroningMan]

PlywoodPascal said:

It’s a funny one cause even though it’s spelt Porsche it sound quite like Volkswagen

Yeah, but only if the engine’s in the wrong place.

[fozzymandeus]

As close to the correct way that my B in GCSE and my posh accent allows, old boy. It’s a fellow’s surname after all, so there aren’t different ways to pronounce it based on adjacent language.

[the-norseman]

DOCG said:

Why do you hate saying Porsche?

I say Porsche not Porscha

[CanAm]

IroningMan said:

NDA said:

DOCG said:

What's wrong with a Brit using the correct pronunciation?

Because it can sound pretentious. Like saying Athina for Athens or 'Pareeee' for Paris.

But those place names have English translations - Porsche does not. Do you use an English pronunciation for place names that don’t have English translations, such as, for example, Saint Tropez?

How do you pronounce Daimler-Benz?

Edited by CanAm on Friday 6th September 09:25

[PlywoodPascal]

Warum?