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66. You're describing the rules in the Rhineland, IIRC

Sun Nov 4, 2012, 09:12 AM

Nov 2012

There's all sorts of rules for how "ch" is pronounced, depending on where in the German-speaking world you are. For a Frisian, it's always "sh". For a Swabian, it's always guttural. Different rules apply in different areas; there's even a cool map of it somewhere. How "pf" (both initial and medial) gets pronounced is another good map.

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How is Koch actually pronounced? [View all] jmowreader Nov 2012 OP

Cock ... no, not really. I think it's Coke. Drunken Irishman Nov 2012 #1

Don't bother, you had it right the first time. : ) nt rDigital Nov 2012 #53

actually it happens to be MY name hfojvt Nov 2012 #60

+1 Raine1967 Nov 2012 #67

Crotch. n/t spockeye Nov 2012 #2

Cock krawhitham Nov 2012 #3

I believe The Evil Koch Brothers pronounce their name "coke." The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2012 #4

It is cyglet Nov 2012 #15

coke ailsagirl Nov 2012 #5

^This Ya Basta Nov 2012 #18

Douchebag LynneSin Nov 2012 #6

asshole spanone Nov 2012 #7

+ struggle4progress Nov 2012 #16

Taint. n/t spockeye Nov 2012 #8

Post removed Post removed Nov 2012 #9

Those who take ' Koch ' dirty money, thats what they are!! Segami Nov 2012 #19

you say that like it is a bad thing... ldf Nov 2012 #23

Asshole still_one Nov 2012 #10

Things go better with Coke. Only they don't go better with those assholes. nt MADem Nov 2012 #11

Coke, but these are men strangers to polite company Nika Nov 2012 #12

Coke, rhymes with "joke" TheCowsCameHome Nov 2012 #13

coke, as in they sniff too much of it. n/t ejbr Nov 2012 #14

Coke. nt bluestate10 Nov 2012 #17

It's 'Coke'... Princess Turandot Nov 2012 #20

Crock...as in a Koch of shit. Tikki Nov 2012 #21

"fucking assholes" Skittles Nov 2012 #22

Like this begin_within Nov 2012 #24

kok suk err Cicada Nov 2012 #25

Cock? Crook? Crotch? we can do it Nov 2012 #26

Ed "Koch" is "Cahtch". David "Koch" is "Coke". BumRushDaShow Nov 2012 #27

Cock Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Nov 2012 #28

Sorry. Germans would use a long o sound = "Coke." WinkyDink Nov 2012 #33

nope reorg Nov 2012 #44

Both the "o" and the "ch" would get different pronunciations in different places Recursion Nov 2012 #51

Not quite... markpkessinger Nov 2012 #56

You're describing the rules in the Rhineland, IIRC Recursion Nov 2012 #66

Not so... markpkessinger Nov 2012 #55

Northern Germans don't even have the guttural "ch" Recursion Nov 2012 #68

Here's what Google's machine translation sounds like BadgerKid Nov 2012 #63

No. cyglet Nov 2012 #37

I said "long o." Yes, I ignored the "guttural" nature of the ch. WinkyDink Nov 2012 #64

Dick. Iggo Nov 2012 #29

Cocksucker DemKittyNC Nov 2012 #30

It's "Coke." eom City Lights Nov 2012 #31

It varies. In my locale, Koch = "Kuck." The Mayor = "Kotch." The billionaires = "Coke." WinkyDink Nov 2012 #32

It may sound surprisingly like "GIMME" in certain dialects. Fire Walk With Me Nov 2012 #34

In public, or in private? n/t Greybnk48 Nov 2012 #35

cock or dick or prick, in the south peckerwood juxtaposed Nov 2012 #36

Rhymes with joke. greendog Nov 2012 #38

My German lineage renamed it "Cook". We go way back apparently. libdem4life Nov 2012 #39

I can speak German and know it means "Cook" theoldman Nov 2012 #40

Thank you. I kind of remember that now you mention it. libdem4life Nov 2012 #42

Yes, a gutteral german... sort of like cough with a harder g. HooptieWagon Nov 2012 #45

CokeROACH nt Raine Nov 2012 #41

The Koch brothers are of Dutch descent, not German as stated in several replies. Tanuki Nov 2012 #43

It is still a german name. HooptieWagon Nov 2012 #46

that may be so reorg Nov 2012 #47

Dutch and German very similar. HooptieWagon Nov 2012 #48

C-R-O-O-K Initech Nov 2012 #49

I went to college with a Koch and I was given a clear lesson: It's like Coke. Festivito Nov 2012 #50

HIS name; not necessarily everyone's. WinkyDink Nov 2012 #65

"Rich douchebag", I think Recursion Nov 2012 #52

It's pronounced "Citizens United". nt rDigital Nov 2012 #54

It's Former Mayor Ed Kotch versus the Coke Brothers Hekate Nov 2012 #57

Rofl, Hekate! Cha Nov 2012 #59

Kochroaches. Cha Nov 2012 #58

Coke, as in Coca-Cola sakabatou Nov 2012 #61

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