The Word Feared Throughout Asia

There is an observation (stereotype?) that people from Asian countries have difficulty distinguishing between the "L" sound and the "R" sound. As far as Korea goes, I can tell you this stems from the fact that they have only one letter, "ㄹ", which is about halfway between "R" and "L." So today I felt very cruel when I had to explain the word "rural" to my students.

I did, however, spare them from the title of the 30 Rock recurring gag, The Rural Juror.