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[WYD 2027 Is Korea ready? ⑰] Is English enough?…Seoul, where dozens of languages meet, AI interpretation and the power of ‘plain language’
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- Ji Seung-ju, Seoul bureau chief of The Korean Today, said English alone may not be enough for WYD Seoul 2027 and proposed preparing plain language and AI interpretation together.
- The official WYD Seoul FAQ says interpretation will be provided at major events and international sign language interpretation, and some Seoul subway stations operate AI interpretation in 13 languages.
- The column argues that safety information should first be written briefly in plain Korean, and that urgent and legal content should be rechecked by people.
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Read the full article (machine translation) → Original article (Korean): [WYD 2027 대한민국은 준비됐는가 ⑰] 영어만으로 충분할까…수십 개 언어가 만나는 서울, AI 통역과 ‘쉬운 말’의 힘
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