From ramyeon to haenyeo, eight Korean words enter Oxford English Dictionary

The Oxford English Dictionary has added eight words drawn from South Korean culture in its latest quarterly update, Oxford ...
Yahoo

Korean words are being mistaken for racial slurs in latest trending K-pop song

Is it a racial slur or is it simply another language? The question has popped up frequently in the context of several Asian languages over the years. And now that Korean pop music has been dominating ...
The Chosun Ilbo on MSN

Oxford English Dictionary adds eight Korean words

Eight words from Korean culture have been newly added to the Oxford English Dictionary (OED), published by the University of Oxford. Jieun Kiaer (Korean name Ji-eun Kiaer), a professor at the ...
CNN

‘Korean wave’ sweeps Oxford English Dictionary as new words are added

Korean exports seem to be sweeping the world’s screens, headsets and runways – and now more than 20 words of Korean origin have been added to the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) in its September ...
Los Angeles Times

English words have invaded Korea. The government is fighting back

A government panel in South Korea is charged with coming up with Korean equivalents for foreign terms that keep slipping into the language. Among the challenges: Finding ways to say things like ...