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[santafly]

had an argument last night with a Korean coworker over the name of Kraze Burgers - I say it's English and should be pronounced as such (their website says "Kraze American Dining". She says it is 크라제, that's "the Korean way". I say there is no Korean way, it's just wrong - there is a right way and a wrong way, so if you want to pronounce it wrong (which is up to you, since you know how to and can pronounce English) you should acknowledge that it is wrong.

An example: Since I'm American I pronounce "croissant" like most Americans. I know that this is not the correct pronounciation. I can pronounce it correctly if I want to but I choose not to. Yet I'm willing to admit, to be a part of a global educated community, that it is not "the American way" - it is simply wrong.

[moosehead]

since I don't read K I'm thinking they are pronouncing the "e" as a long e sound, right?

I heard someone say that one day when I was in Itaewon - and it never occurred to me until then that people would be pronouncing it that way - I had wondered why someone would call a place "Kraze" as opposed to "Krazy" or "Krazee" if they wanted it to sound like "crazy."

thanks for the clarification.

oh btw, yeah, they are saying it wrong. so what else is new -

[Dasein]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Language-game

[sojourner1]

Seems like Kraze is a Korean Romanization of hearing Crazy. I think it's Crazy burgers; not craise. I'm guessing the name comes from misspelling the word crazy.

[ChinaBoy]

Since the OP used Korean, I don't know how Koreans pronounce this place. I've always said "crazy"

[Straphanger]

I asked the boss about this about two months after I got here and caught Kraze Burgers on my phone... I was serious...if kids were getting into fights over saying "ARE YOU CRAZY???" to each other, why is there a "CRAZY BURGERS?? Do they serve American beef or something?" He says "uhh.. no, it's Kraze..." (rhymes with Phrase.)

[ChinaBoy]

Kraze? Like as in dance craze or something? Ok, I'm going with the OP, these guys are CRAZY. (ha, I'm pretty witty)

But anyway, I didn't really like it. Names sounded authentic, but the food sure wasn't. Disappointing and seemed a little pricey for what I got. Would have rather had a Whopper.

[travelingfool]

[samd]

I think your co-worker is right. It's a Korean name for a restaurant. The correct pronounciation is 크라제 even if the English name of the restaurant looks like "craze" to us. KRAZE is simply the brand and the romanized version of the Korean name for the restaurant which is 크라제 버거". Therefore they are pronouncing it right, because "kraze" is not English anyway.

E-Mart is the same. We laugh at the way Koreans add a vowel onto the end of mart but when it comes down to it it is a Korean brand/name and the are saying it correctly but saying it as 이마트.

[strange_brew]

[samd]

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[Zantetsuken]

SamD a quick question if you will....

If an Ajosshi came up to you in a public area and said to you in no uncertain terms be it English or Korean....that he hated white people. Then proceeded to punch you dead in the Adam's Apple... How would you feel?

[Pojogae]

Like most assimilated English words you can pronounce it the Korean way when speaking K or the English way when speaking E. Kind of like how the pronunciation of the Korean noun Donghae strangely morphs into the Sea of Japan when speaking English.