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Emrys

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17. I think the Koch brothers and Ed Koch would agree

Reply to ColoringFool (Reply #12)

Mon Mar 23, 2026, 01:50 PM

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The brothers pronounce it "Coke" (well Charles does, and David did), and Ed pronounced it "Kotch". In German, it would end in a ch sound, which some folks evidently have problems pronouncing.

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