pronunciation

[Lois]

Just wondering how you all pronounce "porsche".

I've always said "por-sssh"
Clarkson always says "por-sha"
Guy off corination street who sells them said "por-sssh"

[2 Smokin Barrels]

Porka!

[nonegreen]

They are both right. Porshhhh is the man as in Ferry Porsche and Porscha is the car. At least I think its that way round I don't really care actually I just love the speed

[Pickled Piper]

Porsha is the German and original pronounciation.

pp

[craigturbo2]

i just call her my Baby

[Lois]

I think porsha sounds a bit gay though...much prefer the more beastly porsh!

[Bodo]

nonegreen said:

They are both right. Porshhhh is the man as in Ferry Porsche and Porscha is the car. At least I think its that way round I don't really care actually I just love the speed

They're both the same and as you write it - Porsche (but pronounce it in German )

ok, ok: it's Porscha

[kent993]

anonymous said:

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But that sounds as though you're trying to say 'Posh' in a posh voice! There's only one correct pronunciation and that's the German original - Porsche, with an 'er' on the end. Nothing gay about being right - anything else is uneducated!

[Melv]

It's Poorsh-a, not Poorsh.

It was even mentioned on a play on R4 the other morning!!

Rgds
Mel

[iguana]

Porsssh for me.

And for 911- say nine eleven please, none of this flippin' nine one one malarky

[Bodo]

iguana said:

Porsssh for me. And for 911- say nine eleven please, none of this flippin' nine one one malarky

German-speaking enthusiasts say elfer (which is pronounced L-ver), which comes from elf=eleven.

[AJLintern]

I suppose it's similar to people in this country calling Paris, well Paris rather than Pari. I say Porsh, though for some reason when associated with Gulf it seems better to say 'Gulf Porsha' Maybe I've been watching 'Le Mans' too often!

[Lois]

porsh sounds better with nine elevens etc

Only time it sounds ok to say porsha is with the carerra!

[turbobloke]

anonymous said:

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If you weren't helping with hatches and got a job as a main dealer's receptionist you'd have to say 'porsha'...a good reason to stay at the business end as a delivery woman then!

[hugoagogo]

I say Porsha, but I don't say BayEmmVay

[Wacky Racer]

It's Por...sha


Also Adi das....NOT Adeee das......

(named after the German founder Adi Dazzler.......

[hugoagogo]

Adi (short for Adolf) Dassler

his brother Rudi started Puma after they fell out

[nonegreen]

turbobloke said:

anonymous said: [redacted] If you weren't helping with hatches and got a job as a main dealer's receptionist you'd have to say 'porsha'...a good reason to stay at the business end as a delivery woman then!

very good

[popov123]

If I say the word on its own I usually say 'Poorsha', but then if somebody asks you what particular model you drive it normally turns to 'Poorsh' nine eleven Carrera etc...

Just lazy I guess.

[phelix]

In German it's pronounced PORSCH-eh; the upper case to show the enunciation. So PORSCH-a is pretty close and accepted English translation