One chuckle I had listening to the lesson was the official translation of Al Gore's name. Phonetically, it would have been more precise to use "Go3er" instead. But it would have been too reminiscent of dog's son. Americans have always puzzled why Korean war era "running dog" was an insult, but perhaps it would have gotten back to the VP one way or the other!
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June 27, 2007 at 3:02 AMOne chuckle I had listening to the lesson was the official translation of Al Gore's name. Phonetically, it would have been more precise to use "Go3er" instead. But it would have been too reminiscent of dog's son. Americans have always puzzled why Korean war era "running dog" was an insult, but perhaps it would have gotten back to the VP one way or the other!