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drydell
Joined: 01 Oct 2009
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Sooooo many - some grammatical - some just inappropriate
Off top of head...
Not giving negative short answer to agree with negative question causing confusion all round ..,
A You're not going to the cafe today, are you?
B yes
In the vacation I made a girlfriend.
I'm finding my keys.
my car got hitted by another yesterday.
A what are you going to do this evening?
B I'm going to play with my friends (28 year old male)
Next next week. (2 weeks from now) |
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wawawawonder
Joined: 30 Mar 2008
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Hi Schwa,
Thanks for the topic. It's an interesting one. Knowing you personally, I can vouch that it is in no way indicative of any lack of professionalism on your part.
Here's another one that always grated- 'traditional Korean...' vs 'Korean traditional...'. The former is far more natural yet it is always the latter that is heard in Korea. 'Korean traditional...' might conceivably make sense if you are distinguishing between two sets of traditional items, one Korean and one of another nationality. Otherwise, it's awkward.
Also, e.g. "Do you like the Philippines?" - "I love there". 'Love' needs an object. 'There' in this sense is an adverb so it doesn't fit the bill. We'd say "I love it there", wouldn't we? |
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schwa
Joined: 18 Jan 2003
Location: Yap
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| Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2015 1:20 am Post subject: |
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| wawawawonder wrote: |
Here's another one that always grated- 'traditional Korean...' vs 'Korean traditional...'.
Also, e.g. "Do you like the Philippines?" - "I love there". |
So I chewed over both of these & hey I'm no expert but I dont see any major disconnect from standard english usage. Less natural = wrong? Interesting points well-raised though & worth questioning. Others of course please weigh in.
[Thanks wawa!] |
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Newbie
Joined: 07 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2015 8:12 am Post subject: |
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So here we have an English teacher who has been teaching in Korea for about 20 years asking people for help identifying common mistakes in English that Koreans make. One would think that as a professional he wouldn't need any help with this, it is his JOB after all, but then it appears thinking is not required to be an English teacher in Korea.
I wonder if doctors who have been in the profession for 20 years ask similar questions on medical forums, "Hey guys what are some common complaints patients have?", or maybe they are actually trained for the job they are doing?
Try being more of a professional, Schwa. It's your job dammit. |
Wow. What a completely idiotic post. You think doctors, or any professions, don't go to colleagues with a 'What do you think about this?" question? |
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pmwhittier
Joined: 03 Nov 2011
Location: Korea
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| Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2015 4:26 pm Post subject: |
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I hear this every day:
Take a rest.
Seems like I should take a break and get some rest.
I've also started to use "The Korea" unintentionally. |
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Chaparrastique
Joined: 01 Jan 2014
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| Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2015 6:13 pm Post subject: |
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I've also started to use "The Korea" unintentionally. |
Maybe "The" is the short form of the longer official name.
"The Korea" instead of "The Republic of Korea".
By the same process, "The Gambia". |
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schwa
Joined: 18 Jan 2003
Location: Yap
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| Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2015 12:38 am Post subject: |
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I find myself saying "take a rest" now without a second thought.
Some other terms that have crept into my word choice over the years that might give westerners pause:
ballpen
print (n.) (for a photocopy)
file (for file folder)
clip (for paperclip)
knife (for box-cutter)
aircon
boiler (for water heater)
pension, condo, villa, etc (as in Korean usage)
PC room, singing room
ice coffee, coffee mix
rinse (for conditioner)
bodywash (for liquid soap)
drama (for a primetime soap)
congratulations! (said for a birthday)
I'll stop now or I'll be adding to this list for hours. My years in Korea have changed my english but I'm actually fond of konglish. A lot of it is simple & expressive. Other englishes have validity. Moving on in march though & as a native teacher I'll need to refilter some of my vocab.
But I suspect non-native english speakers from different countries communicating with each other in english would be able to sort out these variations easily enough. |
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