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Argument Politeness Level

waterbugg
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Argument Politeness Level

Postby waterbugg » October 4th, 2008 3:00 am

A question just came to mind, if you are mad at someone, what politeness level do you use? :? At first I thought formal because you don't want to sound friendly, but then I though intimate because you don't want to show them respect. Please help me out.

manyakumi
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Postby manyakumi » October 4th, 2008 4:30 am

That depends.
Each person's personality, each relationships and each situations, etc.

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manyakumi
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Re: Argument Politeness Level

Postby manyakumi » October 4th, 2008 4:44 am

waterbugg wrote: At first I thought formal because you don't want to sound friendly,


It's true when the relationship is originally intimate,


waterbugg wrote: but then I though intimate because you don't want to show them respect.


And this is also right when the opponent is older than you.
It's not that hard to be heard 오빠 turns into 야! when some couple's fight.

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