tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1125128490848394328.post6870626034132217989..comments2023-12-25T07:21:40.209+09:00Comments on The Seoul Patch: English is Hard ...Tuttlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06492955225793619768noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1125128490848394328.post-73204922271124767592012-06-07T07:04:29.895+09:002012-06-07T07:04:29.895+09:00Years ago I had a business trip to Japan, and I ha...Years ago I had a business trip to Japan, and I had an index card with the address of my hotel, which a Japanese-speaking colleague had carefully transliterated into English for me. At the airport I used a baggage forwarding service, and gave the clerk this card. She began filling out the delivery form, and I could see her pausing, looking at the ceiling, as she tried to visualize what Japanese characters were being represented by this English. I inwardly groaned, thinking I would never see my luggage again. Fortunately, it did arrive on schedule, at the correct hotel. <br /><br />Crap Your Hands Elmo!Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03461699923609505432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1125128490848394328.post-24902475569867107522012-06-05T13:00:48.585+09:002012-06-05T13:00:48.585+09:00Ah, right.... Well, in that case, we agree.
Hurra...Ah, right.... Well, in that case, we agree.<br /><br />Hurrah for us! Sadly, it's an ongoing mistake, with no end in sight.Tuttlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06492955225793619768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1125128490848394328.post-89990941060765924252012-06-05T11:51:06.604+09:002012-06-05T11:51:06.604+09:00i meant transliterating english into korean, or vi...i meant transliterating english into korean, or vice versa (as your post illustrated)kevin.thurstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13063331459309666242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1125128490848394328.post-50694050344704659582012-06-04T15:50:16.034+09:002012-06-04T15:50:16.034+09:00What makes you think so?
Explain to me how else y...What makes you think so?<br /><br />Explain to me how else you write "learn" in hangeul?Tuttlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06492955225793619768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1125128490848394328.post-55514221654386429732012-06-04T14:24:35.646+09:002012-06-04T14:24:35.646+09:00anatomy of a mistakeanatomy of a mistakekevin.thurstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13063331459309666242noreply@blogger.com