Seoul-searching

[patrickds]

So, I am getting ready to go to South Korea. And already have a head-start on all the lame Seoul puns. I already bought my ticket. It is going to be a crazy trip. I leave Miami on a Saturday morning (Passover), then go to Dallas, Los Angeles, Taiwan, and then arrive in Korea on Monday evening (my mother's birthday). I think I might actually prefer

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[gundevako]

The way I understand it, there are dogs for eating and dogs for keeping as pets in Korea. Because of this clear line separating the two, it is not a problem with them.

Also, the Oxford comma is VERY British.

Now allow me to explain the whole 'an' history thing. It seems to be an relic from an older form of English which was carried over. The Old English word for "history" is "istoria", a word which theoretically COULD have French origins but for historical reasons more than likely comes from the Latin word "historia". Why they omitted the /h/ is beyond me. The reason for the "an" could be either because many assume the words have French origin, and therefore MUST be spoken that way, according to the rule with /h/ words with French origin, or it is left over from Old English. Because Old English didn't have the "a-an" rule the second one doesn't seem very logical, but a possibility. The cynic in me says that it is the first explanation though, people think they know what they are talking about, but they don't.

[patrickds]

That's good news about the dogs. I just kind of hope it gets more regulated, though

[gundevako]

Actually, you are right about the Oxford-comma, the problem is that the rules are using it don't exist so it is pretty much determined by the individual'S style.

One of my minors is English and I took a course last semester on Old English. Since then I have been obsessing over the language and trying to figure out exactly why we say what we say. Standardised English is only around 300 years old anyway, so I tend to ignore it sometimes. Heck, I spell with both English and American spelling, and change between them based on my mood.

[dnm1010]

*puts hand on ears*

I'm not listening, you're not leaving, lalalalalala

[patrickds]

lalalalala