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Korean word and phrase errors found in The Rough Guide to Seoul (Travel Guide)
The Rough Guide to Seoul (Travel Guide) 한국어 문구 오류 모음Errors in detail1 Rice Dishes. Spicy squid (ojingeo; 오징어) [p. 110] 2 "좀 천천히 말 해주세요?" [p. 183]...
Typos found in The Rough Guide to Seoul (Travel Guide)
The Rough Guide to Seoul (Travel Guide) 오타 모음Errors in detail1 One foreign-themed building still in existence is Jibokjae (지복재), … [page. 42] 2...
What’s the price of Soju in convenience stores?
편의점에서 소주 가격은 얼마인가요?Errors in detailsoju. Clear alcoholic drink (around twenty percent alcohol by volume) which is often compared to vodka, and...
What does ‘-bong’ mean in Korean?
한국어로 '-봉'은 무슨 뜻인가요?Errors in detail-bong / mountain peak. The highest peak in a park is often referred to as ilchulbong ("Number One Peak")오류...
Mockery on Koreans’ transliteration
한국인들의 한국어 음역 비하Errors in detailThe letter "a" is usually written as an "e" or "ae" in an unsuccessful effort to Americanize the pronunciation -...
Why was president Park Geun-hye impeached?
박근혜 대통령은 왜 탄핵당했나요?Errors in detailThe issue turned into a political hot potato, with opposition parties stoking widespread protests against...
Was president Yun Bo-seon a puppet of Park Chung-hee?
윤보선 대통령은 박정희의 꼭두각시였나요?Errors in detailYun Bo-seon came to office as a puppet of military general Park Chung-hee, who then swiftly engineered a coup...
Did South Korea refuse to sign the armistice agreement of the Korean War?
대한민국은 정전협정 서명을 거부했나요?Errors in detail(Introducing the armistice agreement of Korean War...) North Korea, China and the United Nations Command...
How did the Korean War begin?
6.25전쟁(한국전쟁)은 어떻게 시작되었나요?Errors in detailNobody knows for sure exactly how the Korean War started. Or, rather, everyone does: the other side...