tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post92430730395926646..comments2024-03-26T03:31:06.199-04:00Comments on Ask a Korean!: Swing a dead cat to hit a KimT.K. (Ask a Korean!)http://www.blogger.com/profile/07663422474464557214noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-46824933786368892682013-01-11T22:48:06.037-05:002013-01-11T22:48:06.037-05:00Actually, "1930's" is incorrect too....Actually, "1930's" is incorrect too. It should be "1930s". The only time you should use an apostrophe to pluralize (acording to the Chicago Manual of Style) is single letters. Sorry I'm 5 years too late...MaLaCohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12829910863794451743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-42406536865077246282008-06-16T04:52:00.000-04:002008-06-16T04:52:00.000-04:00"But the significance of family lineage has greatl..."But the significance of family lineage has greatly diminished in the modern era; frankly, no one but old coots care about last names in Korea anymore"<BR/><BR/>In reading these other comments, and in knowing that I'm a Jeonju Lee, I'd beg to differ.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03669979246241521185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-22329595974657363732008-06-04T20:47:00.000-04:002008-06-04T20:47:00.000-04:00I've heard the Wang-Jeon connection story before, ...I've heard the Wang-Jeon connection story before, but then someone told me it's a myth. According to <A HREF="http://lib.aks.ac.kr/DLIWEB20/components/searchir/collection/result.aspx?coll=471&m_fix=Collection&st_f=&st_o=" REL="nofollow">here</A>, the 전(全) name dates back to the Paekje kingdom.Jeonuchi, W. W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09272189761450347107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-62132244760005825022008-01-23T03:51:00.000-05:002008-01-23T03:51:00.000-05:00Hellz yeah Gimhae Kims (my mom is a Gimhae Kim, fr...Hellz yeah Gimhae Kims (my mom is a Gimhae Kim, from the Sam-hyun pah)...even though my dad is (and therefore technically I am) a Gyeongju Lee (ik-jae-gong pah)!Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02786562797124209977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-90698073830205987292007-05-05T00:26:00.000-04:002007-05-05T00:26:00.000-04:00that's what happens when the Korean writes instead...that's what happens when the Korean writes instead of studying for his final -- a fob moment. Somehow the Korean thought it was like 1930's, which is in fact not a plural.<BR/><BR/>Ax2groin, that story is true, although you only have it half right. Wang was the last name for Goryeo Dynasty, but when Joseon Dynasty began with the last name "Lee", the Wangs changed the Chinese characters of their last names in order to avoid persecution. All the people with the last name Jeon in Korea were previously Wangs, since "jeon" character can be made with simply adding two more strokes on "wang".The Koreanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04328000772620833495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-38554750022394689192007-05-04T17:40:00.000-04:002007-05-04T17:40:00.000-04:00I'd heard a story some time ago as an addendum to ...I'd heard a story some time ago as an addendum to what you mention.<BR/><BR/>Basically, at some point there was a powerful clan with a name something like "wang" (?) that spelled it's name with the hanja for "king" (three horizontal lines with a vertical line down the middle). When they were defeated, in order to avoid persecution, many people went into their family registries and changed their names to Kim (the hanja being similiar but with 4 more strokes added).<BR/><BR/>Probably this was just a Korean linguistics joke.ax2groinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01197854404720505356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-33316892494342797532007-05-04T17:01:00.000-04:002007-05-04T17:01:00.000-04:00Hey, Korean. I really like this weblog. However, I...Hey, Korean. I really like this weblog. However, I have to point out: The plural of "Kim" is "Kims," not "Kim's." The apostrophe would only apply when Kim was used in the possessive, like "Kim's Dry Cleaners."Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02147242353650746675noreply@blogger.com