Jungshik Shin <jshin at mailaps dot org> wrote: >> 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).
Sorry, I was under the impression that this name thing was specifically a South Korean idea. -Doug Ewell Fullerton, California http://users.adelphia.net/~dewell/
