PyeongChang: how do you say that in English?

Language Log 2018-02-19

Summary:

Should we say the name of the host city of the 2018 winter Olympics the way the Koreans pronounce it [pʰjʌŋtɕʰaŋ]?  Or should we say it more in accord with English phonetics? The following article by Jane Han spells out the controversy clearly: "NBC, read my lips – it's PyeongChang" (The Korea Times [2/18/18) For […]

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http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=36777

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Victor Mair

Date tagged:

02/19/2018, 17:35

Date published:

02/19/2018, 17:33