Languages
Korean Americans speak English most often. In cases of newly immigrating persons who are not familiar with using English, they use Korean or sometimes English with the aid of Korean words, substituting a Korean word to an English word in a sentence. However, not to be confused, intentionally mixing words from the two languages (i.e. "hand-phone" for cellular phone), known as "konglish" is generally spoken by Koreans residing in Korea, and causes social debates.
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