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Ronson
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Nike and Porsche? I've heard a lot of people say Nikey and Porschea what is the correct pronunciation?
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i suppose the correct pronunciation is that of which country it originated from.

so if americans call it 'nikey' then i suppose thats what it is.

not sure what the germans call porsche i think its just that porsche and not porschea, i think thats just how the americans say it.

for me.. nike and porsche.
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porschea, although i never call it that
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quote:
Originally posted by chris_uk
i suppose the correct pronunciation is that of which country it originated from.

so if americans call it 'nikey' then i suppose thats what it is.

not sure what the germans call porsche i think its just that porsche and not porschea, i think thats just how the americans say it.

for me.. nike and porsche.


Some americans call it nike too though. Although I think you're right and you look sexy in your display pic, we should copulate
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It's actually "Porscher", not Porsch as we say it.
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quote:
Originally posted by CorsAsh
It's actually "Porscher", not Porsch as we say it.


How do you know that for sure?
John
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He's in Germany and he probably also has access to the internet if he wasn't.
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he lives in Ingolstadt and works for porsche
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As John says, I live in Germany and understand how words are pronounced here. The letter "e" on the end of a word is not silent as in English, and usually has an "eh" sound.

I used to say "Porsch" too, then changed when I moved here.

And no, I don't work for Porsche.
C2RL R
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Audier
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As for Nike, isn't that an ancient Greek god? So however that was pronounced must be correct.
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quote:
Originally posted by CorsAsh
As John says, I live in Germany and understand how words are pronounced here. The letter "e" on the end of a word is not silent as in English, and usually has an "eh" sound.

I used to say "Porsch" too, then changed when I moved here.

And no, I don't work for Porsche.
audi, same thing gleave x
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It's definitely Porscher, a lot of owners are really anal about it too.

Another one is Adidas, not Adeedas.
Jake
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how do you pronounce irmscher ash
CorsAsh
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Phonetically.
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Yeah that one is an abbreviation of the dudes name isn't it?
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Adolf Dassler, no idea why he'd shorten it to Adi tbh...
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Have you ever met anyone called adolf while you've been over there?
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Nope, can't say I have. But the Standesamt prohibits any children being given a name which doesn't clearly show the gender of the child, or could cause them anguish in life, so maybe that's why.

That picture reminded me of what my colleague told me yesterday... "Dolphins are just gay sharks"

[Edited on 23-08-2011 by CorsAsh]
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quote:
Originally posted by CorsAsh
Nope, can't say I have. But the Standesamt prohibits any children being given a name which doesn't clearly show the gender of the child, or could cause them anguish in life, so maybe that's why.

That picture reminded me of what my colleague told me yesterday... "Dolphins are just gay sharks"

[Edited on 23-08-2011 by CorsAsh]


So could you not name a boy born in Germany Ashley? I doubt there is many, if any Germans called Ashley but still, I can understand that standesamt? but I don't agree it works.
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I don't think you could, no. Would explain why I keep getting post addressed to "Frau" Ashley...
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It annoys me when people say Aurrrrdeee for Audi
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I can't stand it when people pronounce the letter 'H' wrong. Fucks me right off.

It's "aitch"

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