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submitted 4 months ago by Plum to c/wikipedia

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[–] [email protected] 19 points 4 months ago (2 children)

You'd want to pronounce it closer to as it is in German to be accurate.

(/ˈvaŋkəl̩/, VUN-kell)

[–] Plum 22 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Yeah, but I'm seven and a half years old and American.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Your account would then exist in violation of COPPA and should be banned.

(Yes, I'm aware you are not being serious.)

[–] Plum 6 points 4 months ago

Huh. TIL.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

so you pronounce it like a chinese?

[–] Plum 2 points 4 months ago

汪克尔

[–] TriflingToad 5 points 4 months ago

I don't think you understand how LITTLE that clears up the pronunciation