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whiteshoes
Joined: 14 Apr 2009
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Gus. It's little kid slang for *beep*. When I ask older Koreans what Gus means, they have no idea.
I used to have a habit of saying, "what's up Gus?" to kids when I was back home. When I said that here, some boys said, "Teacher no!!! Gus is fire eggs... above." I said, "Ahhh, ok sorry." To which they instantly said, "Teacher, what is Gus in English?" I told them to ask a Korean. LOL |
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happiness
Joined: 04 Sep 2010
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| Posted: Sat Dec 25, 2010 4:44 pm Post subject: |
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i used to name my kids after rock band members: i used smashing pumpkins, soundgarden, my bloody valentine...it was entertaining for me, and the kids loved their names.
Harry? used to be every boy wanted to be named Harry! Pottuh! |
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NYC_Gal 2.0
Joined: 10 Dec 2010
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| Posted: Sat Dec 25, 2010 5:41 pm Post subject: |
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| whiteshoes wrote: |
Gus. It's little kid slang for *beep*. When I ask older Koreans what Gus means, they have no idea.
I used to have a habit of saying, "what's up Gus?" to kids when I was back home. When I said that here, some boys said, "Teacher no!!! Gus is fire eggs... above." I said, "Ahhh, ok sorry." To which they instantly said, "Teacher, what is Gus in English?" I told them to ask a Korean. LOL |
Fire eggs? |
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happiness
Joined: 04 Sep 2010
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| Posted: Sat Dec 25, 2010 10:01 pm Post subject: |
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| NYC_Gal 2.0 wrote: |
| whiteshoes wrote: |
Gus. It's little kid slang for *beep*. When I ask older Koreans what Gus means, they have no idea.
I used to have a habit of saying, "what's up Gus?" to kids when I was back home. When I said that here, some boys said, "Teacher no!!! Gus is fire eggs... above." I said, "Ahhh, ok sorry." To which they instantly said, "Teacher, what is Gus in English?" I told them to ask a Korean. LOL |
Fire eggs? |
bul al, which is a slang for the two berries under the twig (see what did I there?) |
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bobbybigfoot
Joined: 05 May 2007
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Sun Dec 26, 2010 1:04 am Post subject: |
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Her name was "Orilla" 
As in gorilla.
Now she's "Ori" as in (Or-ee). It's my one disaster and a sign I must be on my toes when it's my turn to remove options from the whiteboard.
Orilla. Geeesh. |
So she went from "gorilla" to "duck".
Well done! |
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NYC_Gal 2.0
Joined: 10 Dec 2010
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| Posted: Sun Dec 26, 2010 1:27 am Post subject: |
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| happiness wrote: |
| NYC_Gal 2.0 wrote: |
| whiteshoes wrote: |
Gus. It's little kid slang for *beep*. When I ask older Koreans what Gus means, they have no idea.
I used to have a habit of saying, "what's up Gus?" to kids when I was back home. When I said that here, some boys said, "Teacher no!!! Gus is fire eggs... above." I said, "Ahhh, ok sorry." To which they instantly said, "Teacher, what is Gus in English?" I told them to ask a Korean. LOL |
Fire eggs? |
bul al, which is a slang for the two berries under the twig (see what did I there?) |
I thought that until I read the word above. They're below!
Anyway, thanks! |
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Steelrails
Joined: 12 Mar 2009
Location: Earth, Solar System
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| Posted: Sun Dec 26, 2010 3:02 am Post subject: |
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| I teach some kids with wacky names (none I gave them). I don't get the wet blankets on here complaining about using English names for kids. I had a French name when I took French class. I wasn't deeply offended, nor were my parents. Its only white K-nights that look for any reason to be smug about all of our "cultural insensitivities." |
If they want one no problem. Especially nicknames- Ferris; Lenny (A girl...); Big Blue (all flab, always dressed in blue); Peter Griffin (dead ringer for him, personality wise too); (City Name) X (usually Chris- Jigok Chris, Masan Chris, Busan Chris, they always seem to be punks, and Chris is a great elementary school punk name); Monkey D. Luffy; Skeleton #2, etc. all are out there. I love giving people nicknames and they seem to enjoy them, though Peter Griffin was a little perturbed, at least until he saw a vid of Peter grabbing Meg and farting on her face.
Some have normal names- Jane, Jessica, Harry, Tom, Jack, etc.
At the same time I will never force a student to adopt a name and if they want me to call them by their Korean name I do so, unless of course they are being a punk.
Forcing an English name on a student because its easier for the teacher or because they "should" have one is garbage.
Most NETs might be fine with taking a German name in German class, but try giving them a Korean name in Korean class and forcing or even just encouraging them to use it and oh my the hooting and hollering begins. Guess Korean names are "beneath" us. The only Korean names people would go for are ones that were based off of double entendres.
One thing to remember about Korean names- A lot of these kids keep their names and might end up using it in business or academic settings. Stress the difference between a name and a nickname.
Other than that most of my 6th graders are referred to by Mr. or Ms. Ms. Kim, Mr. Hwang, Ms. Kang, Mr. Yoo, etc. (except the punks and princess brats) If I don't know their name I say Mr. or Ms. and the color of their clothing. 4th graders and 5th graders I generally refer to them by their first names, but if they demonstrate maturity and good behavior I'll refer to them as Mr. or Ms. |
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bbud656
Joined: 15 Jun 2010
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| Posted: Sun Dec 26, 2010 9:29 pm Post subject: |
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| My coteachers gave me a Korean name after my first couple months. It isn't beneath me. They don't call me by it all the time, but they do enough. All my students have come named. I wouldn't refer to 12 year olds as Mr. or Ms. at home, I won't do it here. |
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somethingawful
Joined: 26 Nov 2008
Location: Daejeon
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| Posted: Mon Dec 27, 2010 5:36 pm Post subject: |
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At my old High-School the student chose their own names. Some of the stranger ones.
Alien
Black Cat
Milky
Sherlock Holmes
Cro-Cop
Panda
King
Big Mac
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jamal0000
Joined: 11 Dec 2010
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| Posted: Mon Dec 27, 2010 7:10 pm Post subject: |
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| I call everyone tony or t.j. or tizzy |
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