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<span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">That is an interesting observation. But is that still the case in the generation of those 60 and under? (Sure is true for the 70+ generation, no doubt, if compared to the same generation in South Korea who changed usage over time.)</span>
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<span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">It is not excatly like Hong Tae-yong or Pak Chi-wŏn were engaging in 'brush-talk' when crossing the northern border, unless we talk about exchanging information about pros and cons of makeup brushes and fashion labels. In Germany we used to count beer coasters when we could not understand each other's language.<br /></span>
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<span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">Edward Snowden; 2013</span>
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<span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">> A few factors factors jump immediately to mind: 1) The<br /></span>
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<span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">> influence of historical regional dialect [saturi</span> <span lang="JA" style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: "ＭＳ 明朝";" xml:lang="JA">사투리</span> <span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">]<br />
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