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HOW ‘TMI’ IS USED IN KOREA
TMI still comes from ‘too much information,’ but Korean speakers often use it playfully for small personal facts or unnecessary extra details.
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Why does ‘TMI’ sound different in Korean conversation?
In Korea, TMI is often used casually for extra or unnecessary personal detail, sometimes jokingly.
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WHAT A ‘TMI’ CAN SOUND LIKE
Someone might introduce an unrelated detail about what they ate, a habit or something that happened that morning and jokingly label it their TMI.
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WHY IT CAN CONFUSE ENGLISH SPEAKERS
In English, TMI often reacts to information that is overly personal or uncomfortable. In Korean usage, the tone can be much lighter and simply mean ‘random extra information.’