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		temp667 on March 5, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Dr. Seuss books deemed offensive will be delisted ... Folx? How do you pronounce the x? I'm in a pretty progressive setup and haven't heard that yet.

drdeca on March 5, 2021 [–]

Aiui, it is pronounced "folks". It is just written as "folx" when in writing, as a weird shibboleth.

I kinda distrust people/institutions who/which use it? (not when they say "folks" though. That's fine.)

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