GRAMMAR CRIMES DIVISION

The Korean alphabet, Hangul, was scientifically designed in the 15th century — the IKEA furniture of writing systems: elegant and genius.

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Hangul was commissioned in 1443 and promulgated in 1446 to improve literacy. It’s famously systematic: letter shapes reflect articulation, and the alphabet has 24 basic letters in modern standard usage.

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