[KS] word origins

[J.Scott Burgeson]

--- jrpking <jrpking at interchange.ubc.ca> wrote:
> Morgan Clippinger wrote: 
> 
> > But how did the -ing suffix slip in there?  

Adding or using the English gerund suffix "-ing" (or
"-ting") is quite common in Korean/Konglish, from
"sogaeting" to "phone-ting" to "meeting" (group blind
date). It just makes more sense logically when
referring to activities. I have also heard "fighting"
used here in a corporate context several times, namely
for building esprit de corps among employees, or
during so-called membership training seminars, etc.,
so it is not only used in the sports context...
   --Scott Bug

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