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My foreign friend laughed at me when I talked about a fan death. (답변 : 2)
Ji
국적 : Korea, Republic of
모국어 : Korean
구사언어 : English(최고급), Korean(모국어), Japanese(중급), French(중급)
학습언어 : French(초급)
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I really believe in this.
날짜 : 2011-12-20 11:12:27 | 답변 : 2 | 조회 : 3,963
카테고리 : 언어 | 공부할 언어 : English | 사용된 언어 : English
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  • TomB
  • It sounds hilarious.
  • 날짜 : 2011-12-21 02:29:40


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국적 : United States
모국어 : English
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Most people outside of Korea have never heard of fan death, it seems to exist only in Korea. I wonder why? They have fans and windows in every country. Strange...
날짜 : 2011-12-21 12:04:07
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  • Elena
  • You're right. But I also believed in this before. I think most Koreans belive in this. hahaha
  • 날짜 : 2011-12-22 14:05:12


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국적 : Canada
모국어 : English
구사언어 : Italian(고급), Spanish(중급)
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If you are talking about an electric fan then it is very common to say it died if it stopped working. When anything electric stops working we say it died. Batteries are dead when they have no energy. The difference is we don't call it a death. The word death is used for living things.
날짜 : 2012-02-10 01:28:29
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