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안녕하세요! 저는 미국사람인데 한국어를 공부해요. 2년동안 한국에 살았고 지금 미국대학교에서 일해요. 미국 생활은 좋지만 요즘은 한국에 돌아가고 싶어서 직업을 찾고 있어요. 한국어 공부하기밖에 천문학하고 사진촬영이에요. 그리고 제 성격은 좀 초용하니까 저 말 많이 안 써도 친구 되지 않는 뜻이 아니에요.
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    I can't think of a time when they will have different meanings. To some people using 'must' may seem more authoritative or proper. However, you can negate 'must' with not (mustn't) but it would be very awkward to try to negate 'have/has to' with 'not,' so people will instead generally default to "can't".
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    January 4, 2015
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    Ah, correction. I checked with my coworker, and it should translate similar to how you said. However, "-할까 봐" grammar is usually considered to be "afraid of smth, so smth." In this case coming out such as "I knew the mistake of the junior, but I was afraid they would feel sorry so I pretended not to know."
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    November 24, 2014
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    I would read this with the subject still being 후배, meaning such as "The junior knew what he did wrong, but was afraid of being blamed so he pretended he not to know."
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    November 24, 2014
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    In political lingo, transparency generally refers to the openness of political process, usually more specifically the access of the press and private citizens to deals, documents, intentions, and results of political activity. While the most simple form of transparency may be simply the access to information, the term can also be expanded to include the lack of intentionally complicated language or methods for the purpose of making it more difficult for the public to understand.
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    September 8, 2013
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    Translation from Korean to English or from English to Korean?
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    July 29, 2013
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    cheoeumboepgetseumnida: 처음뵙겠습니다 geudongan byeoril reopseoseoyo: 그동안 별일 없었어요? gwaenchangayo: 괜찮아요 Joayo: 좋아요 je chingureul sogaehalkkeyo: 제 친구를 소개할게요 I'd recommend getting some material with Hangul ^^ A book which doesn't include 한글 will not be for a serious learner.
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    July 29, 2013
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    (American English base) For computer programs, we often use the word 'open' to describe the action of starting the program (this may originate with Windows, where programs are given verbs we might also use on a literal window, like close). We might say "go to Skype" if it's expected that you've already opened the program and it's in the background somewhere. To 'run' a program is used, but often in more technical circumstances, particularly when the program itself requires very little user interaction, such as a predefined script. Additionally, for programs which must be logged in to, such as Skype, we may simply substitute the verb 'open' with 'log in to', as logging in will require opening the program and is a more specific and involved task than simply opening the program, which can be inferred by the need to log in.
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    July 20, 2013
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    1. Kidding and joking can both mean to playfully tease someone else. 2. Joking can additionally mean that someone is simply telling jokes. 3. Kidding can also be used in such a way that the subject and object are the same. (To kid oneself) 1 - I'm just kidding. (Okay) 1 - I'm just joking. (Okay). 2 - He joked about his new job. (Okay) 2 - He kidded about his new job. (Not okay) 3 - He's kidding himself if he really thinks he will win. (Okay) 3 - He's joking himself if he really thinks he will win. (Not okay)
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    July 9, 2013
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    If you're using flashcards, you could include minimal context to make sure you're focusing on the right area. For instance, (몸) 팔 and (수) 팔. Otherwise, without context there is no way to tell which flashcard it will be. The best you could do is simply know that 팔 could be arm or eight. PS: What program are you using? For general flashcards, I highly recommend Anki. They have a cellphone app, desktop program, and browser interface that sync together so that you can always have access to your flashcards.
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    June 24, 2013
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    Undertow is being used as a metaphor here. In oceanic settings, an undertow is water flowing under the surface away from the coast. They're considered dangerous to beach goers as the person can get 'caught' in the undertow and pulled away from the coast. Swimming against the undertow often results in exhaustion and eventually drowning. "the undertow of public disapproval" might be visualized as, not water, but public disapproval pushing them away from the safe 'coast' and into a dangerous situation.
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    June 13, 2013
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