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thorin
Joined: 14 Apr 2003
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 Posted: Wed Oct 27, 2004 6:31 pm Post subject: Top Ten things about Korean English that irk me |
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1. "Nowadays,..."
2. "These days,..."
3. "As you know,..."
4. "Just because"
5. Starting sentences with conjunctions
6. Wrong prepositions
7. Overuse of "more and more"/"on and on", etc.
8. "Long time no see!"
9. "Funny" used as the adjectival form of "fun"
9. "Take a rest"
9. Numbering sentences with "First,... Second,...Third,..."
10. Omitted articles
Did I miss anything?
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dogbert
Joined: 29 Jan 2003
Location: Killbox 90210
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| Posted: Wed Oct 27, 2004 6:37 pm Post subject: |
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| 11. Almost + noun |
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davyteacher
Joined: 27 Aug 2004
Location: Busan, South Korea.
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| Posted: Wed Oct 27, 2004 6:37 pm Post subject: |
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| Saying `hi`. I hate it, I always say `hello` not `hi`. It`s when the kids say it to me, they should say hello, it`s like me going up to an old person and saying `anyong` or something like that in short. |
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Chillin' Villain
Joined: 13 Mar 2003
Location: Goo Row
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| Posted: Wed Oct 27, 2004 6:50 pm Post subject: |
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That's a pretty good list- all the ol' standbys in there, except freakin'...
"In my opinion..."
Seriously, I listen to speaking tests all day (not as bad as it sounds), and I hear that little gem nearly twenty times an hour. Most of those in the OP I hear, too, but "In my opinion" is a JUGGERNAUT. Hell, one guy who didn't know how to answer even said, "In my opinion, I don't understand".
Awesome. |
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Koreabound2004
Joined: 19 Nov 2003
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| Posted: Wed Oct 27, 2004 6:56 pm Post subject: |
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double post, sorry
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Koreabound2004
Joined: 19 Nov 2003
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| Posted: Wed Oct 27, 2004 6:56 pm Post subject: |
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"Nice to meet you." (Even though they see you every day)
"You are very boring, or are you boring?" Meaning: are you bored?
"What is your impression of Korea?" Whatever your reply, it seems to go in one ear and out the other.
"Let's call it a day." |
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Tiberious aka Sparkles
Joined: 23 Jan 2003
Location: I'm one cool cat!
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| Posted: Wed Oct 27, 2004 7:12 pm Post subject: |
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I can't believe "fine, thank you. And you?" hasn't been mentioned yet.
Sparkles*_* |
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just because
Joined: 01 Aug 2003
Location: Changwon - 4964
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| Posted: Wed Oct 27, 2004 7:19 pm Post subject: |
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............I'm fine too  |
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thorin
Joined: 14 Apr 2003
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| Posted: Wed Oct 27, 2004 7:38 pm Post subject: |
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| Tiberious aka Sparkles wrote: |
| I can't believe "fine, thank you. And you?" hasn't been mentioned yet. |
Did you hear the one about the teacher who drives the bus to the hagwon? On the way there, he hears a solid "thud", stops the bus, gets out and finds one of his students half-conscious on the ground, bleeding out of his ears, eyes and mouth. He says, "Oh my god, Beom-seok, are you ok?"
The kid's last words on this Earth are as follows:
"Yes teacher, I'm fine, thank you. And you?" |
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The Great Toad
Joined: 12 Jun 2004
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| Posted: Wed Oct 27, 2004 8:23 pm Post subject: |
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I so hate "take a rest" I know it was said but it is soo goofy how mus\ch they use it. Err it is like da da da... "you should take a rest"
Hmmm lets see I get a lot of
"hungry" and "
very dilcious"
or how about " very anaggree"
Hmm most things are...
"very _____"
My students say about English sayings...
���� �л����� ��� ���ؼ� ���Ѵ�.
Q.phrases?? |
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jajdude
Joined: 18 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Wed Oct 27, 2004 8:30 pm Post subject: |
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| The Great Toad wrote: |
My students say about English sayings...
���� �л����� ��� ���ؼ� ���Ѵ�.
Q.phrases?? |
Wow, Toad, did you learn enough Korean already to write that? I'm impressed. |
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mindmetoo
Joined: 02 Feb 2004
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| Posted: Wed Oct 27, 2004 9:16 pm Post subject: |
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| Anything or anyone remotely attractive is "handsome". |
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The Great Toad
Joined: 12 Jun 2004
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| Posted: Wed Oct 27, 2004 9:25 pm Post subject: |
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Leslie Cheswyck
Joined: 31 May 2003
Location: University of Western Chile
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| Posted: Wed Oct 27, 2004 10:08 pm Post subject: |
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"Until now..."
Always makes me think "Until now and no more"
I think what they're trying to say is "still". |
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ajstew
Joined: 04 Feb 2004
Location: Korea
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| Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2004 1:14 am Post subject: korean english |
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| How about Koreans using 'so-so' in response to the casual greeting "Hi... how are you doing?" And I hope no native English speakers use it either. |
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