N Korean expression

[sagehen]

An item Drew Danielson brought to our attention in November perhaps gives
color to today's declarations by N. Korea:

>Date:         Mon, 18 Nov 2002 09:48:58 -0500
>From:         Drew Danielson <andrew.danielson at CMU.EDU>
?Subject:      kajigaedu-oh-itda / kajigaedutta

>http://www.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/asiapcf/east/11/18/nkorea.nukes/index.>html

>Though the ethnically homogeneous South and North Koreans share the same
>language, there are various differences in pronunciation across the
>Korean peninsula.

>The phrase used in the announcement is unclear. "Kajigaedu-oh-itda",
>which means 'entitled to have' sounds very similar to "kajigaedutta",
>which means to 'already possess.'

>Officials say they are also wary because it is not the way North Korea
>usually makes such important statements.
>/snip

>DREW DANIELSON . <andrew.danielson at cmu.edu> . >http://pcdrew.ece.cmu.edu/
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>Clear writers assume, with a pessimism born of experience, that whatever
>isn't plainly stated the reader will invariably misconstrue.
>                                                    -- John R. Trimble
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