Yao Ming & Ichiro know: Mocking K.J. Choi's English at FedEx Cup shameful & inaccurate

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HARRISON, N.Y. (Aug. 27, 2007) No enjoys a good tweak of the largely pampered millionaires in pro golf more than myself. But taking shots at PGA Tour player K.J. Choi's English as some did - including WorldGolf.com's own PGA Punter who's blog and stat insights I usually enjoy - are out of line and near disgraceful. Choi came to the U.S. late in his life, learned the language while trying ... [link]

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KJ Choi Won't Duck Your English Questions
Published 8/28/2007 by aloneconformist at Globetrotter
... This has little to do with basketball other than invoking the whole Shaq-Yao imitating the Chinese language thing, but TravelGolf.com blogger, Chris Baldwin, makes a nice point on behalf of English as a second language speakers all over the U.S. in criticizing those in the media who have been recently mocking Korean K.J. Choi's English skills. Baldwin writes: ...

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