Korean Job Discussion Forums

[RACETRAITOR]

I correct Koreans' writings on a website for my work. Sometimes it's an interesting job. This posting interested me and I thought I'd share it here.

[billybrobby]

I think "brang" and "brung" are common enough to just be accepted as correct.

[Yu_Bum_suk]

But if the student's paying good money for a university-educated native-speaker to teach him he should be disappointed that the teacher cannot provide standard textbook references of irregular verbs.

[RACETRAITOR]

I thought about it but look what Wikipedia says:

"Generally used only to convey illiteracy of a particular character within prose."

http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/brung

[neandergirl]

I've only ever heard 'brung' and 'brang' used in cartoons (Cletus and his brood on the Simpsons) and such as an of example what's linked above. Is it really used colloquially?

edited to add one of them thar pesky prepositions and for speling

[mrsquirrel]

I have never heard 'brang' before.

[pkang0202]

I think its acceptable when speaking, but shouldn't be used in writing unless it is used to emphasize a character or point.

I say "yall" all the time when I'm talking to people. I don't ever write it. Koreans ask me about "yall" and I just say its short for "you all" and that it is very informal speech.

[tzechuk]

I have never heard of brang, either. Brung, yes, but I always thought that it was said because the speaker didn't know the correct form.

[eamo]

What the hell is 'brang'???? Never heard of it.

[IncognitoHFX]

[neandergirl]

Didn't ya read that dikshunairy I done brang ya?

[RACETRAITOR]

[IncognitoHFX]

[jindodog]

[crazy_arcade]

Wow, I've only ever seen or heard "brang" when a character is meant to be uneducated or lower-class. For example, "I brang them apples there" or something of the sort. I'd recommend the student find a new tutor.