tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541500.post501742182731794464..comments2024-03-28T18:35:54.237+09:00Comments on BigHominid's Hairy Chasms: Ave, Gord!Kevin Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01328790917314282058noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541500.post-40780816464039383422014-09-04T20:32:21.364+09:002014-09-04T20:32:21.364+09:00I think it was just an editorial flub. (I missed i...I think it was just an editorial flub. (I missed it because I was ill when it launched; that bit of text at the top isn't mine, it's the editor's blurb that precedes it.) <br /><br />It would be correct if one said "... a couple of generations" or maybe if one were to hedge and say that as a colony Korea were under Japanese monarchic rule. But yeah, Korea hasn't really been a monarchy since 1905. <br /><br />In any case, I'm glad you liked the piece, Kevin. Thanks for your kind words, and thanks for pointing out the goofup, Hodges! <br /><br />Gordgordsellarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11465812613427778240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541500.post-28118216080025086512014-08-21T10:47:39.808+09:002014-08-21T10:47:39.808+09:00Jeff,
Perhaps he's thinking of people like K...Jeff, <br /><br />Perhaps he's thinking of people like <a href="http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gojong_of_Korea" rel="nofollow">King Gojong</a> and Queen Min.Kevin Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01328790917314282058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541500.post-53152249241326550002014-08-20T09:08:37.320+09:002014-08-20T09:08:37.320+09:00Editors' Blurb:
"In a single generation,...Editors' Blurb:<br /><br />"In a single generation, South Korea has matured from a poor backwater monarchy to a flashy economic powerhouse."<br /><br />Monarchy?<br /><br />Jeffery Hodges<br /><br />* * *Horace Jeffery Hodgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16684513618463766017noreply@blogger.com