Languages
Korean Americans speak English most often. In cases of newly immigrating persons who are not familiar with using English, they use Korean or sometimes English with the aid of Korean words, substituting a Korean word to an English word in a sentence. However, not to be confused, intentionally mixing words from the two languages (i.e. "hand-phone" for cellular phone), known as "konglish" is generally spoken by Koreans residing in Korea, and causes social debates.
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Famous quotes containing the word languages:
“The less sophisticated of my forbears avoided foreigners at all costs, for the very good reason that, in their circles, speaking in tongues was commonly a prelude to snake handling. The more tolerant among us regarded foreign languages as a kind of speech impediment that could be overcome by willpower.”
—Barbara Ehrenreich (b. 1941)
“The trouble with foreign languages is, you have to think before your speak.”
—Swedish proverb, trans. by Verne Moberg.
“Science and technology multiply around us. To an increasing extent they dictate the languages in which we speak and think. Either we use those languages, or we remain mute.”
—J.G. (James Graham)