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View Poll Results: How do you pronounce Volkswagon?
With the L 37 94.87%
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Silent L 2 5.13%
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Old 22-09-2015, 07:15 PM #26
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No, I pronounce it with the L because it's a German word and that's how they pronounce it.

LOL... I love this loony place.
WHAAAAATTTTTTT No way I've never in my life heard anyone pronounce that L, I'm actually in a state of shock right now
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A silent L and the V pronounced as an F and the W as a V. Foksvagen.
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A silent L and the V pronounced as an F and the W as a V. Foksvagen.
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LOL... you madwoman.
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I pronounce it Volksvargen. With the L. Volk is German for folk, isn't it.
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I'm really confused, Livia do you pronounce the L in Folk or what?
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I pronounce it Volksvargen. With the L. Volk is German for folk, isn't it.
Yeah, volkswagen means "peoples car". Fun fact - the idea was to provide normal people with affordable cars, and the idea was actually started by Hitler.. we learned about this in History
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I'm really confused, Livia do you pronounce the L in Folk or what?
No. Silent L in folk, because that's the English pronunciation, Sounded L in volk, because that's the German pronunciation. I've never heard anyone pronounce it your way, Niamh. I think you're just trying to start a trend...
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Not so fun fact: they used Jewish slave-labour.

Not to bring your post down Josh LOL...
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What No my life has been a lie, what about a Folk singer, isn't it like foak singer ????
What???
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And yes, I've always said it folk like "foak"
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I mean we don't all call fillets 'fillays' do we
You would if your fillet was a filet mignon. French dish: French pronunciation. Same with the VW. Only German, obviously...
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Niamh, so far a silent L, Lone voice
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What No my life has been a lie, what about a Folk singer, isn't it like foak singer ????
this is how I felt when I was 10 and realised it was 'Bumble-bee' and not 'Bumbo-bee'
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I pronounce it Volksvargen. With the L. Volk is German for folk, isn't it.
..yeah always like this as well...like this chap but without the accent...


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this is how I felt when I was 10 and realised it was 'Bumble-bee' and not 'Bumbo-bee'
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