Tag Archives: Korean

International Discussion using Machine Translation

Posted on June 1, 2006 by Hong

Maybe it was just me that didn’t realize this, but I came across a site with a pretty good application of machine translation. Naver.com, probably the most popular portal site in Korea, has a section called “enjoyjapan” where things related … Continue reading →

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“Lost” in Translation, Really…

Posted on September 30, 2004 by Hong

There was a buzz about a new ABC series, “Lost”, created by JJ Abrams (of “Alias”) on an A/V message board I frequent. It sounded good, so I had my TiVo record the series, and we’ve finally watched the second … Continue reading →

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What’s in a (Korean) Name?

Posted on July 1, 2003 by Hong

Should I write my name as Younghong Cho or Cho Younghong? There is something I’ve been noticing recently about how some Koreans write their names in Roman alphabets. Some of them started writing Korean names with their family name first … Continue reading →

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How to Say “We Are Human beings too. You Can’t Hit Us Like That!” in Korean…

Posted on November 26, 2002 by Hong

This is a bit embarrassing. No, a lot. This newspaper article (in Korean) talks about a Korean language instruction booklet that has been circulating on the Internet. This Korean language book was made about two years ago by a Vietnamese … Continue reading →

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The Language of Flirting

Posted on May 24, 2002 by Hong

I was going to say something, but I don’t think it’s that interesting. :p I guess I will just note that it’s an order of magnitude more difficult for me to flirt in English than in Korean. Since I grew … Continue reading →

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Fooling Oneself

Posted on June 23, 2001 by Hong

On a personal reflection… I don’t have much accents in my English even though I spent the most of my first 24 years in Korea. This often puts people around me and myself in a bit awkward (?) place. For … Continue reading →

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The Theory of Eager Parents

Posted on February 24, 2001 by Hong

This is also one of those things that go back several years, but it came up again recently. And the interesting thing was one of my friends told me that I can probably get a grant to do a research … Continue reading →

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