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   Rita

   09/04/2013 · Reply

   Hello Michael and co.!I wanted to thank you all for your exlencelt work and dedication. I'm actually learning Korean, and your podcasts are exactly what I've been looking for, and they are perfectly suited to my current level of proficiency in the language. It might sound ironic since, after all, this is a podcast aimed at Koreans learning English, but since it's 95% in Korean, it's a perfect fit for me (I don't like hearing a lot of English when learning a target language).Anyway, apart from the good stuff I have to say about your work, I wanted to give one or two suggestions/criticism, and I am only sharing those with you so that your podcast and your work can be even better! First, I would really appreciate if you guys could refrain from discussing about religion (i.e. the subway preaching thing and so forth). I usually really enjoy your discussions, but I think there are already too many zealous Christians in this country, and we don't need an additional one talking about his Christian camp stories and his proselytizing propaganda campaigns around town, luring poor innocents with free food or English classes. Anyway, that's my two cent, hope you don't take it personal. Lastly, Michael, I had a small recommendation to make concerning your pronunciation. Your Korean is obviously really good, but there is one pronunciation issue that you have that I am sure you could fix pretty easily, and it would make your speaking a bit smoother and thus, listening to you easier. The issue in question is regarding your pronunciation of the consonant e3858e when it follows consonants such as e384b4,e384b9,e38581, and e38587. For example, ec9881ed9994 (the word for movie) is actually pronounced as ec9881ec9980 or even ec9881ec9584 (if spoken fast enough). Typically, when the consonant e3858e is preceded by the consonants listed above, the e3858e sound is either not pronounced, or pronounced only very softly. Anyway, once again thanks for the quality podcasts, you are doing a good job and I wish you the best. I will recommend your website to learners of Korean. I hope my comments will be taken in consideration, and I only mentioned them as constructive criticism! Cheers

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