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inskorea
Joined: 27 Jun 2012
Location: seoul
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 Posted: Sun Aug 26, 2012 9:12 pm Post subject: Is this term Konglish? |
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| Heard ths today for the first time so I assume so. The term "steady seller" meaning a popular book in the bookstore that has been a consistant hit for a long time. Its used differently than best seller. |
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zombiedog
Joined: 03 Oct 2011
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| Posted: Sun Aug 26, 2012 9:21 pm Post subject: |
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| It's an English collocation, obviously, but it could have made its way into the Korean vernacular. |
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inskorea
Joined: 27 Jun 2012
Location: seoul
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| Posted: Sun Aug 26, 2012 9:35 pm Post subject: |
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| zombiedog wrote: |
| It's an English collocation, obviously, but it could have made its way into the Korean vernacular. |
What would one call that type of book in a bookstore in the west? |
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Setaro
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| Posted: Sun Aug 26, 2012 9:52 pm Post subject: |
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| I've heard steady seller many times back in England (especially when I worked in retail, but not just then). Anyway, it's not Konglish. |
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YTMND
Joined: 16 Jan 2012
Location: You're the man now dog!!
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| Posted: Sun Aug 26, 2012 10:59 pm Post subject: |
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| I think we just say "popular" more often. |
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inskorea
Joined: 27 Jun 2012
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| Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2012 1:40 am Post subject: |
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| Setaro wrote: |
| I've heard steady seller many times back in England (especially when I worked in retail, but not just then). Anyway, it's not Konglish. |
Could be british english coz i never heard of it in north america |
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viciousdinosaur
Joined: 30 Apr 2012
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| Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2012 1:54 am Post subject: |
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| Definitely not Konglish. Used often in Canada. |
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Eedoryeong
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| Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2012 5:44 pm Post subject: |
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| merchants might equally refer to a steady seller as a hot item, if you're asking for other western terms for that type of book. |
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