I just came across something interesting, and I can’t help but wonder why this hasn’t been mentioned in our Korean language classes.

Apparently, the word “Korea” was originally spelled “Corea”. Additionally, just about every language other than English seems to still spell it this way. There seems to be a great deal of history wrapped around this spelling, but most data (apparently) points to the spelling being changed during the Japanese occupation.

Is it just not that important? It seems to me like it should be. I will have to ask a friend of mine when we meet on Friday.

Primarily, I wonder if it would be more respectful to spell the country’s name as “Corea”?

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