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Breaking the Language Barrier

Breaking the Language Barrier. English is a very difficult language, even for native speakers. In this class, I want to talk about some common areas in which Koreans tend to be confused. .

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Breaking the Language Barrier

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  1. Breaking the Language Barrier

  2. English is a very difficult language, even for native speakers.In this class, I want to talk about some common areas in which Koreans tend to be confused.

  3. We will also talk a little about “Konglish”.Konglish is fine in Korea, but foreigners probably won’t knowwhat you’re talking about.

  4. Case in point:

  5. Meet: Morgan ReynoldsHe’s the cool, handsome guy that all the dudes want to be and all the girls want to get next to.

  6. Meet: Hot Korean GirlShe’s not as attractive as Morgan, but most members of the opposite sex consider her “beautiful”.

  7. Too bad.

  8. “Window shopping” is a common phrase in America. It means looking at items in stores without buying them.

  9. “Eye shopping”, to an American, sounds like you are buying eyes.

  10. Some commonly misused words.

  11. entertaining Fun-Funny- humorous

  12. Fun

  13. Funny

  14. breaking the rules cheating-cunning- intelligence, being sneaky

  15. cheating

  16. cunning

  17. Some words with different meanings in America.

  18. sharp Mechanical pencil

  19. sharp

  20. lemon-lime soft drink (Sprite, 7-up) cider

  21. Fermented fruit juice cider

  22. service free service

  23. service work, or army service

  24. Combined words and abbreviations.

  25. Sand- sandwich Officetel- small apartment Air con- air conditioner

  26. There’s nothing wrong with using Konglish. Just make sure you know the English words as well.

  27. Commonly misspelled words in English (by Americans)

  28. alot

  29. WRONGWRONGWRONG WRONGWRONGWRONGWRONG

  30. a lot alot ->

  31. definite

  32. address

  33. calendar

  34. Their- possessiveLook at their hair!There- positionOver there! Look!They’re- contraction They’re on fire!

  35. Its- possessiveThe sun is stretching its rays to my door.It’s- contraction It’s a nice day outside.

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