x-post PORSH or Por-SCHA (pronunciation Poll)
12-12-2008, 10:32 AM
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x-post PORSH or Por-SCHA (pronunciation Poll)
12-12-2008, 07:59 PM
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12-12-2008, 08:47 PM
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Officially, here it is:
PORSH-uh
http://german.about.com/library/weekly/aa020401c.htm
I just simply say "GT3" and if they don't know what that is, then it is a PORSH-uh.
PORSH-uh
http://german.about.com/library/weekly/aa020401c.htm
I just simply say "GT3" and if they don't know what that is, then it is a PORSH-uh.
12-12-2008, 08:49 PM
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Porsche, a German proper name, is correctly pronounced PORSH-eh (IPA: /ˈpɔrʃə/).
Some tend to over-vocalize the e, which results in Por-SCHA (/pɔrˈʃʌ/). Others mistakenly treat the e as silent, a pronunciation rule that applies to most words in English and French, but not in German, producing the monosyllabic porsh (/pɔrʃ/).
I found this on a Google search and all of friends in Germany agree, "Porsch" sounds the worst.
GT3 is pronounced "gay tay dry" :-)
Some tend to over-vocalize the e, which results in Por-SCHA (/pɔrˈʃʌ/). Others mistakenly treat the e as silent, a pronunciation rule that applies to most words in English and French, but not in German, producing the monosyllabic porsh (/pɔrʃ/).
I found this on a Google search and all of friends in Germany agree, "Porsch" sounds the worst.
GT3 is pronounced "gay tay dry" :-)
