On Squid Game and Netflix’s dubious subtitles.

“I'm not a genius, but I still got it worked out,” would be better rendered, “I am very smart; I just never got a chance to study.” The original invokes a common trope in Korean cinema, a smart but uneducated character, and “the writers, all they want you to know about her is that,” Youngmi said.

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