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[mr. positive]

Okay, so I did a search and didn't find a thread on this topic specifically for at least a few months (though I'm sure it's been done before), so I'm hoping I won't get bashed too much for this. I'm wondering, what is your favorite Konglish?

I still remember my wife's friend talking to me a few months ago. I told her that in the States I had a motorcycle, and she said, "Oh, you are motorcycle mania." Fortunately I had seen this bit of Konglish a few days before and knew what she was talking about - calling someone a "<fill-in-the-blank> mania" (pronounced "mah-nee-ah", of course) means you are "someone who really likes <fill-in-the-blank>". I just felt bad for her because she really was trying to speak English but didn't realize she was using the word (not even a word) totally wrong.

Your turn!

[Zaria32]

Did you mean to say that mania is not a word? If so, of course it is:

ma�ni�a noun 1. excessive excitement or enthusiasm; craze: The country has a mania for soccer.

[Cerriowen]

Over eating...

over ... as in redoing something.

over eating = vomiting

[Sister Ray]

re:mania

When I was dining in at a Pizza Hut a couple of years ago they gave me the bill on that little plastic tray. I removed the bill and saw the tray emblazoned with the phrase "Customer Maniac". I thought that was pretty cool.

[agentX]

I saw this at Korean Beat a few months back.

Some people were marching and drumming up support for people to behave better online, to spell better, and to be a "goodtizen".

The article says that they were probably doing a wordplay on "netizen" but I'm not so sure.

[Young FRANKenstein]

[Young FRANKenstein]

[Biblethumper]

The most common Konglish spoken every day every where?

So-and-so Teacher, eg. Sue Teacher

This is simply a literalistic, wooden, unaware translation from the normal Korean usage, Kim Sonsaengnim (hmm ... my English windows will not allow hangeul right now).

Actually, I have gotten to accept Korean teachers having themselves called such, since they are Korean and they need the Korean address-form to reassure themselves.

But why do we foreigners think it is the English way of addressing teachers? Did any of you ever hear a teacher in the West called "So-and-so Teacher"?

Not something that keeps me awake at night, but strange nonetheless. I mean, most of us would happily and earnestly correct our students if they call a mechanical pencil a "sharp".

[mr. positive]

Biblethumper,

I totally agree with you on this one. When I learned Japanese in high school, our teacher was Mizuno-sensei, not whatever the equivalent of "Ms. Mizuno" is in Japanese. I don't think we're doing our students any favors when we let them call us "so-and-so teacher". Some teachers might just not want to fight it, but I think we're doing a disservice to our students when we don't push them a bit on this one.

[Young FRANKenstein]

[samd]

[daemyann]

Does incorrect pronunciation of the word "Coke" count?

I wont lie. It's been very hard not to chuckle a little at this one.

[Demophobe]

[eddie1983man]

i like "Shut the mouse"

[Insidejohnmalkovich]