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[Ya-ta Boy]

There seems to be divergent opinions of what the term 'Konglish' means. So let's have a poll. (Truth by majority rule isn't such a bad idea, is it?)

[Ya-ta Boy]

I voted for the third option because to me, Konglish is when someone charges into their sentence and forgets the verb until the very end...leaving out articles left and right; always use a singular verb because they used a singular subject even when not appropriate...; and using words they found in the dictionary (Let's be intimate friends, OK?)

That kind of thing.

In my opinion, Konglish is a natural phase a language learner goes through when learning English. It's just the opposite of Engrean.

[steroidmaximus]

I choose the 4th: using English in a way to describe something particular to Korea. For example: "booking" to refer to a club where men and women go to meet.

But it also means #3. Both are applicable. Also using Korean pronunciation, such as 'orangee'.

[ladyandthetramp]

Why limit it to Koreans using English when speaking or making mistakes when speaking English?

What about us foreigners who make mistakes when speaking Korean or try using English words when speaking Korean?

I'd say it can include all of the above. For example, franglais is used for both native English speakers and native French speakers speaking the other language.

[eamo]

I think the second mostly but the others as well to a degree. Konglish does not have to be mangled English. A Korean will use the phrase "game CD" in a Korean sentence. That's decent English. We have Audio CD's, Video CD's and Game cd's. To me Konglish is borrowing English and using it in Korean rightly or wrongly.

[SuperHero]

The way I define Konglish to my students is and I quote from my handout:

[Saxiif]

[schwa]

[peemil]

Where is "Completely and utterly incomprehensible?"

[No L]

[kangnamdragon]

[thorin]