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Re: BMW M3 or Porsche 911 Carrera Coupe
From: "Jess Englewood" <pleasen(at)spam.com>
Subject: Re: BMW M3 or Porsche 911 Carrera Coupe
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Date: Sat, 3 Jul 2004 17:23:44 -0600
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"E Brown" <epbrown01(at)att.net> wrote in message
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> On Sat, 03 Jul 2004 19:55:29 GMT, "Princess Morgiah"
> <princess_morgiah_nospamplease(at)yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> >"John Carrier" <jxc2(at)comcast.net> wrote in message
> >news:BbOdnVsfSOhdQHjdRVn-hg(at)comcast.com...
> >> Snip
> >Indeed
> >
> >> The Porsche (two syllables BTW) ...
> >
> >Since when is that? It`s always been Porsche, never Porscha (or however
one
> >would try to pronounce it).
> >
> Since always - German doesn`t have silent letters, so you pronounce
> the e. It`s pronounced the same as the female name Portia. Some
> Porsche owners correct people, most don`t bother.
I think most people know how to pronounce it, if really pushed by pickiness.
But I also think in the popular lexicon it has been shortened in the same
way there are Vettes, Chevys, Mercedes and Caddies etc. In America we like
to lose a syllable or two whenever possible.
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From: Proud Yankee <sdrfz(at)yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: BMW M3 or Porsche 911 Carrera Coupe
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Date: Sun, 04 Jul 2004 00:32:49 GMT
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Princess Morgiah wrote:
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> Mine wasn`t a right-or-wrong issue - it`s just that I`ve never heard a
> dealer or for that matter a Porsche owner refer to the car as anything like
> what some people try to make of the name.
Porsche TV commercials say it with 2 syllables. I assume
the factory knows how to pronounce it correctly.
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From: daytripper <day_trippr(at)REMOVEyahoo.com>
Subject: Re: BMW M3 or Porsche 911 Carrera Coupe
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Date: Sun, 04 Jul 2004 01:05:42 GMT
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On Sat, 3 Jul 2004 17:23:44 -0600, "Jess Englewood" <pleasen(at)spam.com> wrote:
>
>"E Brown" <epbrown01(at)att.net> wrote in message
>news:uqeee0lhp13oo7s7kbjd10sbvk0uhbdoc5(at)4ax.com...
>> On Sat, 03 Jul 2004 19:55:29 GMT, "Princess Morgiah"
>> <princess_morgiah_nospamplease(at)yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>> >"John Carrier" <jxc2(at)comcast.net> wrote in message
>> >news:BbOdnVsfSOhdQHjdRVn-hg(at)comcast.com...
>> >> Snip
>> >Indeed
>> >
>> >> The Porsche (two syllables BTW) ...
>> >
>> >Since when is that? It`s always been Porsche, never Porscha (or however
>one
>> >would try to pronounce it).
>> >
>> Since always - German doesn`t have silent letters, so you pronounce
>> the e. It`s pronounced the same as the female name Portia. Some
>> Porsche owners correct people, most don`t bother.
>
>I think most people know how to pronounce it, if really pushed by pickiness.
>But I also think in the popular lexicon it has been shortened in the same
>way there are Vettes, Chevys, Mercedes and Caddies etc.
No, it hasn`t. It`s still two syllables to anyone with a clue...
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