Say "Digital Geori Dugi" Instead of "Digital Detox"

'Corona Red' and 'Corona Black' Alternatives Recommended as 'Corona Bunno' and 'Corona Jeolmang'

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The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the National Institute of the Korean Language recommended on the 17th that the term 'digital detox' be replaced with the Korean phrase 'digital geori dugi' (digital distancing). They also suggested Korean alternatives for 'corona red', 'corona black', and 'cross media' as 'corona bunno' (corona anger), 'corona jeolmang' (corona despair), and 'maeche dayanghwa gibeop' (media diversification technique), respectively.

Digital detox refers to the act of people who are overly dependent on digital devices stopping their use and taking a break. The selection of the alternative term digital geori dugi reflected survey results. In a public acceptance survey conducted from the 8th to the 10th with about 1,000 participants, 90.2% of respondents answered that it was appropriate.

Corona red refers to the irritation or anger felt by people whose daily lives have changed due to the spread of COVID-19. Corona black means the despair or frustration felt for the same reason. Cross media refers to the method of exposing certain matters or content to the public using both online and offline media. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the National Institute of the Korean Language decided on the alternative terms corona bunno, corona jeolmang, and maeche dayanghwa gibeop at the Saemal Meeting held from the 5th to the 7th.

The Saemal Meeting is a committee that provides Korean alternative words that are easy for the general public to understand before difficult foreign neologisms spread. Experts from various fields such as Korean language, foreign languages, education, publicity and publishing, information and communication, and journalism participate. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the National Institute of the Korean Language plan to continuously promote the use of these alternatives, led by government ministries and media outlets.

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