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Badmojo
Joined: 07 Mar 2004
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 Posted: Wed May 12, 2004 8:34 pm Post subject: Korean won |
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I had a question come up today, and I'm looking for some opinions.
In English we say "1 dollar, 2 dollars, 3 dollars, etc.
For Korean money, they have the won. But they say 1 won, 2 won, 3 won, 4 won, etc.
I told them it's probably because "dollar" is count, and "won" is non-count.
I'm not 100% sure, so I'll let the question float here. |
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peppermint
Joined: 13 May 2003
Location: traversing the minefields of caddishness.
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| Posted: Wed May 12, 2004 8:49 pm Post subject: |
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| Won is not an english word- at least in the sense it's used here- why would it follow English grammar rules? |
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kangnamdragon
Joined: 17 Jan 2003
Location: Kangnam, Seoul, Korea
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| Posted: Wed May 12, 2004 9:10 pm Post subject: |
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1 sheep 2 sheep 3 sheep
1 yen 2 yen 3 yen |
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Badmojo
Joined: 07 Mar 2004
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| Posted: Wed May 12, 2004 9:48 pm Post subject: |
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| peppermint wrote: |
| Won is not an english word- at least in the sense it's used here- why would it follow English grammar rules? |
That's interesting, because under the definition of "won" at dictionary.com, it reads "Korean currency."
Sushi is a Japanese word, but it's a part of our language now. So is ninja, and I'm sure there are countless other examples.
1 ninja, 2 ninjas, 3 ninjas, looks like it's following English grammar to me. |
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kangnamdragon
Joined: 17 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Wed May 12, 2004 9:53 pm Post subject: |
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| I just think it is an exception, like "sheep". |
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Grotto
Joined: 21 Mar 2004
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| Posted: Sun May 16, 2004 2:51 pm Post subject: amounts |
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my question is:
WHY ARENT THERE ANY LARGER DENOMINATIONS THAN 10,000?
I know you can get checks but why dont they issue 20,000, 50,000 and 100,000 won bills?   |
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JacktheCat
Joined: 08 May 2004
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| Posted: Sun May 16, 2004 3:11 pm Post subject: |
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Mostly I've seen Koreans use "man won" when talking about money.
3 man, 10 man won .... and 100 man won for a million. |
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JacktheCat
Joined: 08 May 2004
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| Posted: Sun May 16, 2004 3:14 pm Post subject: |
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| Grotto wrote: |
my question is:
WHY ARENT THERE ANY LARGER DENOMINATIONS THAN 10,000?
I know you can get checks but why dont they issue 20,000, 50,000 and 100,000 won bills? |
Patience my friend. The end is neigh....
http://times.hankooki.com/lpage/200401/kt2004011117084212070.htm |
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Grotto
Joined: 21 Mar 2004
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| Posted: Mon May 17, 2004 5:59 am Post subject: jack |
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To Jack the Cat
Thank you for the informative link
Sigh  3 more years of walking with a limp |
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Zyzyfer
Joined: 29 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Mon May 17, 2004 6:07 am Post subject: |
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| Badmojo wrote: |
| peppermint wrote: |
| Won is not an english word- at least in the sense it's used here- why would it follow English grammar rules? |
That's interesting, because under the definition of "won" at dictionary.com, it reads "Korean currency."
Sushi is a Japanese word, but it's a part of our language now. So is ninja, and I'm sure there are countless other examples.
1 ninja, 2 ninjas, 3 ninjas, looks like it's following English grammar to me. |
I remember hearing something about how Asian words aren't supposed to be pluralized in English grammar. The ninja thing just happens to have too many dumb people spreading it out into the world. |
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