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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Dear Ed,</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Another former Peace Corps Volunteer in
Korea, Charles De Wolf, wrote a book similar to what you are seeking for
Japanese. Perhaps someone might know of something comparable for Korean? Despite
the differences in the two languages, the Japanese book might just prove useful
for Korean as well, based as it is largely on vocabulary of Chinese origin. Charles’
book is:</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>How to sound intelligent in Japanese : a
vocabulary builder / Charles De Wolf. -- 1st trade pbk. ed. -- Tokyo ; New York
: Kodansha International ; New York : Distributed in the U.S. by Kodansha
America, 2001.</span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Sincerely,</span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Bill McCloy</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Peace Corps-Korea (K3)</span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>1967-1969</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
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koreanstudies-bounces@koreaweb.ws [mailto:koreanstudies-bounces@koreaweb.ws] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Edward Reed<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Monday, October 02, 2006
7:12 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> koreanstudies@koreaweb.ws<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [KS] Korean Vocabulary
Study</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>I live and work in Seoul. I am
trying to recover and expand my command of Korean which I first studied over
thirty years ago as a Peace Corps Volunteer and Fulbright researcher. I
have a fairly good grasp of grammar and am praised for my pronunciation.
I can converse fairly easily in daily conversation. However, I would like
to expand my vocabulary to allow me to converse about serious topics (politics,
economics, social issues) related to my work. I know that I should try to
read newspapers and listen to TV broadcasts and collect and study
vocabulary. The problem is that I have a serious time limitation--long
workdays and even working on weekends. (This is Korea, afterall.) </span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Does anyone know of a good book specifically designed for
expanding command of Korean vocabulary? I imagine a book organized around
either issues or words with common <em><i><font face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial'>hanmun</span></font></i></em> roots, and presented in
digestable gulps. Or it could be linked to reading and understanding
newspaper articles. All suggestions appreciated.</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
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