What is the right way to pronounce "Porsche"?

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What is the right way to pronounce "Porsche"?

Postby MR LIPP on Wed May 21, 2008 8:05 am

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.
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Postby gulf911 on Wed May 21, 2008 11:51 am

What is the right way to pronounce "Porsche"?


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