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<DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN class=399221323-29122003>I wonder if
Americans should not simply shoulder the </SPAN><SPAN
class=399221323-29122003>title </SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=399221323-29122003><FONT face=Arial size=2>of "Language
Polluter <SPAN class=285264112-30122003>Black Belt</SPAN>" with grace and
a grin.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=399221323-29122003><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=399221323-29122003><FONT face=Arial size=2>No amount of apology
can undo the injury, where injury is </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=399221323-29122003><FONT face=Arial size=2>decided.
</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=399221323-29122003><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=399221323-29122003></SPAN><SPAN class=399221323-29122003><FONT
face=Arial size=2>No amount of justification can do justice, and one has
to</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=399221323-29122003><FONT face=Arial size=2>wonder at
the need for justification for words that come</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=399221323-29122003><FONT face=Arial size=2>freely from the
mouths of those who might demand it.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=399221323-29122003><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=399221323-29122003><FONT face=Arial size=2>Fai.TING: as a
word of<SPAN class=285264112-30122003> warm </SPAN>encouragement, not a
goading,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=399221323-29122003><FONT face=Arial size=2>to stand the ground,
against the odds, to persevere, and</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=399221323-29122003><FONT face=Arial size=2>keep
going.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=399221323-29122003></SPAN><SPAN class=399221323-29122003><FONT
face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=285264112-30122003></SPAN></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=399221323-29122003><FONT face=Arial size=2>For this one,
Koreans are decidedly adding something</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=399221323-29122003><FONT face=Arial size=2>nice and
flavorful to the English language.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=399221323-29122003><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=399221323-29122003><SPAN class=285264112-30122003><FONT
face=Arial size=2>And both Korean and English surely gain with this
one.</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=399221323-29122003><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=399221323-29122003><FONT face=Arial size=2>What apology? A pat
on the back is more like it.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=399221323-29122003><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN class=399221323-29122003>Is<SPAN
class=285264112-30122003>n't</SPAN> reciprocity a part and parcel of
global </SPAN><SPAN
class=399221323-29122003>convergence?</SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=399221323-29122003><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=399221323-29122003><SPAN class=285264112-30122003><FONT
face=Arial size=2>I think both dictionaries should bear this one
gladly</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=399221323-29122003><SPAN class=285264112-30122003><FONT
face=Arial size=2>with grace and a grin. We can all do with a
few</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN class=399221323-29122003><SPAN
class=285264112-30122003>extra words </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
class=399221323-29122003><SPAN class=285264112-30122003>of
encouragement.</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=399221323-29122003><SPAN class=285264112-30122003><FONT
face=Arial size=2></FONT></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class=399221323-29122003><FONT
face=Arial size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=399221323-29122003><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
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class=399221323-29122003></SPAN></FONT></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN
class=399221323-29122003></SPAN></FONT></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN class=399221323-29122003>Fai.TING and
Cheers,</SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN
class=399221323-29122003></SPAN></FONT></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN class=399221323-29122003>JooBai
Lee</SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN
class=399221323-29122003></SPAN></FONT></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN
class=399221323-29122003>12/29/03</SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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class=399221323-29122003></SPAN></FONT></FONT> </DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=+0><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=399221323-29122003><SPAN
class=285264112-30122003>P.S. Heard that Korea's Christmas gift to America
was</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=+0><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=399221323-29122003><SPAN
class=285264112-30122003>"Volcano High" (Hwasan Go) 2002, shown on MTV
with</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=+0><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=399221323-29122003><SPAN
class=285264112-30122003>voiceover by Pat Morita and many popular Hip
Hop</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=+0><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=399221323-29122003><SPAN
class=285264112-30122003>stars. Anyone know what else is around the
corner?</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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