Cut your tongue to speak good English

I, Brian · 10-22-2003, 02:21 PM

Quite amazing, really:

Quote:

SEOUL, Oct. 17 — Chop a centimeter or so off your tongue and become a fluent English speaker. That is the hope that recently drove one mother to take her six-year-old son for surgery aimed at ridding him of his Korean accent when speaking the language of choice in global business.

http://www.msnbc.com/news/981625.asp

thanol · 10-26-2003, 03:33 PM

I saw that on CNN's scrolling news bar thing. I wonder if it works?

I, Brian · 10-27-2003, 08:23 PM

Hi thanol, and welcome to the comparative-religion.com forum!

I've no idea if it works - but from what the article detailed, I suspect that the people involved will be able to do very good impressions of KISS lead singer, Gene Simmonsm as he is reported to have undergone a similar operation quite some time ago.

Gene Simmons: not learning to speak South Korean?