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And fortunately it's exactly the same when the PCM decides to wake up in German language mode!
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More like "Pour" "Sha".

"Poor" isn't pronounced the same by everyone around the United States. In the midwest most pronounce it phonetically like "Poo-r", not "Pour".

Even at my dealer most of the employees there say "Pour" "sh" without pronouncing the e at the end. It's really hard for me to get out of that habit myself. I'd say at least 90% of people in the US don't pronounce the e, even though that's the proper pronunciation. I'd go so far as to say in the US, either is correct.
 

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More like "Pour" "Sha".

"Poor" isn't pronounced the same by everyone around the United States. In the midwest most pronounce it phonetically like "Poo-r", not "Pour".

Even at my dealer most of the employees there say "Pour" "sh" without pronouncing the e at the end. It's really hard for me to get out of that habit myself. I'd say at least 90% of people in the US don't pronounce the e, even though that's the proper pronunciation. I'd go so far as to say in the US, either is correct.
I switch back and forth, too. Sometimes I get self conscious and feel like I'm coming off as pompous if I add the "sha".
 


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You own a Porsche, you have a right to come off as pompous.
You own a Porsche, you are expected to come across as intelligent.
 
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I switch back and forth, too. Sometimes I get self conscious and feel like I'm coming off as pompous if I add the "sha".
Same. The worst is when I say "Porsh" and someone corrects me.
 
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Same. The worst is when I say "Porsh" and someone corrects me.
Then why say it Wrong to begin with? I don’t mean to be ā€œthat guyā€ and don’t feel pompous or elitist by saying it correctly but also not by educating like on this post.
 

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Then why say it Wrong to begin with? I don’t mean to be ā€œthat guyā€ and don’t feel pompous or elitist by saying it correctly but also not by educating like on this post.
Because more people think I'm saying it wrong when I pronounce the "e" than when I don't. It's a lose-lose!
 

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I always find it funny, and wonder what people must think when I say a name correctly, compared to their incorrect delivery. Whether it’s correctly saying Porsche, Taycan, Chipotle, or one of our favorites is of our dog’s breed, although it’s actually a Presa Canario, many people ask if it’s a Cane Corso. Saying things incorrectly just to appease the ignorant does them a disservice and makes you look as foolish as they do. So no matter how many times I say Porsch-uh, Tie-Kahn, chi-pote-lay, or Kah-nee corso, they just stick to their ignorance and keep saying Porsch, Tay-Can, chi-pole-tee, and Cāne corso. They must just think I’m the idiot. Well, as Ron White said, you just can’t fix stupid.
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