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Top Ten things about Korean English that irk me
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Tiberious aka Sparkles



Joined: 23 Jan 2003
Location: I'm one cool cat!

PostPosted: Sun Oct 31, 2004 5:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yangkho wrote:
Whoa...I just found out that here in Korea, the movie City Slickers 2 with Billy Crystal is called "�¹��� ����, �¸�� �����" .


I noticed that, too. Weird title.

Sparkles*_*
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Universalis



Joined: 17 Nov 2003
Location: Seoul

PostPosted: Thu Nov 04, 2004 10:11 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Another class pet peeve...

The student who jumps at the chance to "translate" every Korean name given during class into "English."

Student: My favorite actress is Moon So-ri.

Student 2: So-Ri Moon!

Me: Thank you... but I heard it the first time.

Brian
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Sage Monkey



Joined: 01 Nov 2004

PostPosted: Fri Nov 05, 2004 3:53 am    Post subject: Reply with quote



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peemil



Joined: 09 Feb 2003
Location: Koowoompa

PostPosted: Fri Nov 05, 2004 2:39 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yangkho wrote:
Whoa...I just found out that here in Korea, the movie City Slickers 2 with Billy Crystal is called "�¹��� ����, �¸�� �����" .


I noticed that, too. Weird title.

Sparkles*_*

It's always gotta be something to do with love in this country.
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marista99



Joined: 05 Jun 2004
Location: Incheon

PostPosted: Sat Nov 06, 2004 1:19 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

For the most part these don't bother me too much because I have such a hard time with Korean that I try to remember they're doing a lot better in English than I probably ever will in their language. However, I have one older adult student who ALWAYS uses the phrases "I think so" and "one another" and uses them wrong--"It is a good idea I think so", "Perhaps we should one another talking"...the funny thing is even the other Koreans in the class say this drives them crazy because she literally uses one or the other of these phrases in EVERY sentence. Smile

But the one that takes the cake is "Teacher, game!" grrrr...
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crazykiwi



Joined: 07 Jun 2003
Location: new zealand via daejeon

PostPosted: Sat Nov 06, 2004 2:47 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

i taught my bar owner that you shouldnt say "what do you want?" when im at the bar, but to say "what would you like?". also had to say to him that no i am not lovely, but im nice. he was a little embarassed when i told him he sounded gay Embarassed but the best phrase i taught was "im on fire and i love taking your money!" when we play pool for cash.
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itaewonguy



Joined: 25 Mar 2003

PostPosted: Sat Nov 06, 2004 2:52 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

shawner88 wrote:
Teacher, game!
Laughing Laughing Laughing

thats a classic one!!!
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itaewonguy



Joined: 25 Mar 2003

PostPosted: Sat Nov 06, 2004 2:57 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

simulated stereo wrote:
"my think is"...


hahahahaha this one is classic tooo..

hahaah ohh man im cracking up reading all this stuff..
hahahaha man.. I have had it all happen to me.. hahah
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Yangkho



Joined: 22 Sep 2003
Location: Honam

PostPosted: Fri Nov 19, 2004 3:00 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

peemil wrote:
Yangkho wrote:
Whoa...I just found out that here in Korea, the movie City Slickers 2 with Billy Crystal is called "�¹��� ����, �¸�� �����" .


I noticed that, too. Weird title.

Sparkles*_*

It's always gotta be something to do with love in this country.


Here's another interesting one. In Korea, evidently, the Pauly Shore movie "Jury Duty" is called, ��Ʈ���� ��ɿ�. Stripper Jury.
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peemil



Joined: 09 Feb 2003
Location: Koowoompa

PostPosted: Fri Nov 19, 2004 3:31 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Dear God...

Stripper Jury. I saw another one a few days ago... What was it called? The movie in English was "Digging to China." I read the Korean name and thought that was weird. For the life of me I can't remember though. Next time I go to the shop, I will check.
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Yangkho



Joined: 22 Sep 2003
Location: Honam

PostPosted: Fri Nov 19, 2004 5:32 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

That made me curious. I had to look it up.

���̷��� ��Ű.

Shocked
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