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Korea Newfie
Joined: 27 Mar 2003
Location: Newfoundland and Labrador
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 Posted: Tue Dec 30, 2003 7:59 pm Post subject: Incheon Subway regresses |
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| I recently noticed that th Incheon Subway System has reverted back to its old, mistaken method of romanization. The example I saw was Dongmak. It was Tongmak, but then when the government adopted a new standard of romanization, it became Dongmak. However, I've recently noticed that it's back to Tongmak on some signs. Is this a mistake, or are they tinkering with the names yet again? What's on the go? |
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diver
Joined: 16 Jun 2003
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| Posted: Tue Dec 30, 2003 8:33 pm Post subject: |
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I was wondering this too...I saw the Korea Herald do the same thing a week or so ago. In an article about the high-speed train service, it mentioned Taejeon City (which was supposed to have been changed to Daejeon...which had previously been Taejeon...)
Korean letter carriers have got to be the smartest guys in the country...My mail still gets to me though the spelling of my address changes every 15 minutes...
Probably some Nippo-American conspiracy behind it all... |
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Gord
Joined: 25 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Tue Dec 30, 2003 8:39 pm Post subject: |
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| How old are the signs in question? A lot of the signs along parts of the line were in place prior to the changeover a couple years back. So you can see Tong Inchon and Dong Incheon signs at the same station, for example. |
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Son Deureo!
Joined: 30 Apr 2003
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| Posted: Wed Dec 31, 2003 12:53 am Post subject: |
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| KN isn't talking about the Incheon section of Seoul Line One (the dark blue line) that runs from Incheon to Euijeongbu, but the much newer Incheon line that runs from Dongmak to Gyulhyeon. |
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Korea Newfie
Joined: 27 Mar 2003
Location: Newfoundland and Labrador
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| Posted: Wed Dec 31, 2003 7:43 pm Post subject: |
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| Gord wrote: |
| How old are the signs in question? A lot of the signs along parts of the line were in place prior to the changeover a couple years back. So you can see Tong Inchon and Dong Incheon signs at the same station, for example. |
That's just it, as Son Deureo! said, it was on the Incheon line (as opposed to the KNR "Seoul Line 1" Line) , which is newer and does have proper signage. Further, the backward change was on the electronic sign hanging from the ceiling, which was correct previously. 
So mine isn't a question of why the signs aren't correct (anybody asking that question after a day here is a fool) but rather why there seems to have been a change back.
p.s. I was on the train again last night, and it was D again. I think they're messing with the foreigners... |
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mack the knife
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Wed Dec 31, 2003 9:30 pm Post subject: |
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| There is no consensus amongst the Korean people, despite the government's lackluster efforts. You'll see old stye, new style, and WTF? styles everywhere you look, because there is no law mandating the use of one system. |
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IconsFanatic
Joined: 19 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Wed Dec 31, 2003 10:21 pm Post subject: |
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| The Korea Herald and Korea Times are notoriously bad for mixing the different romanization systems... it's a nightmare! |
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