Textbook네, 알겠습니다ne, al-get-seum-ni-daYes, I understand
In texting, ㅇㅇ replaces 네/응 entirely. Full formal sentences in chat feel weirdly stiff.
Common abbreviations
ㅋ intensity scale
ㅋ (cold/sarcastic)ㅋㅋ (minimum friendly laugh)ㅋㅋㅋ (genuine laugh)ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ (LMAO)ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ (can't breathe)
The number of ㅋ matters. ㅋ alone can feel passive-aggressive. ㅋㅋ is the minimum friendly laugh. This is unwritten Korean social code.
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