On Mon, 15 Dec 2003, Doug Ewell wrote: > Jungshik Shin <jshin at mailaps dot org> wrote: > > > If those 20 assemblymen have time and energy to deal with this > > foolish name change business, they had better push for a bill to > > If those 20 assemblymen really think a name change will boost national > identity and pride, shouldn't they be trying to persuade English > speakers to say "Taehan Minguk" instead?
No, that's not only even sillier (as we'd all agree) but also is incorrect because 'Taehan Minguk' does not mean Korea but specifically mean 'Republic of Korea' that was founded in 1948. Moreover, North Koreans would prefer 'Chosun' to 'Hanguk' (Using 'Taehan Minguk' is obviously out of question to them). Using 'Korea' (English name) is a rather convenient way to work around the difference (between two Koreas). Jungshik
