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Can I use 찮다 to express 지 않다
This shortening(지 않다 -> 잖다, 하지 않다 -> 찮다) is not general, and a lot of people don't even recognize that they're shortened forms. When shortening 귀하지 않다 to 귀찮다, it effectively altered the meaning(major ...
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How to properly use the middle dot (·; 가운뎃점)?
The standard usage is as follows:
가운뎃점(ㆍ)
(1) 열거할 어구들을 일정한 기준으로 묶어서 나타낼 때 쓴다.
[예] 민수ㆍ영희, 선미ㆍ준호가 서로 짝이 되어 윷놀이를 하였다.
[예] 지금의 경상남도ㆍ경상북도, 전라남도ㆍ전라북도, 충청남도ㆍ충청북도 지역을 예부터 삼남이라 일러 왔다.
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How to properly use the middle dot (·; 가운뎃점)?
According to 토픽 II 쓰기 100점 받자 (a TOPIK writing book), it says:
문장의 성분이 같은 것들을 여러 개 나타낼 때 씁니다. (Writing lists in a sentence.)
예) 일본 · 영국 · 필니핀은 모두 섬나라이다. (Japan, England, and the Philippines are all ...
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How to properly use the middle dot (·; 가운뎃점)?
https://ko.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EA%B0%80%EC%9A%B4%EB%8E%83%EC%A0%90
The link shows several different usages, although I'd personally divide it into two big segments:
To organize a list
To notate an ...
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How to properly use the middle dot (·; 가운뎃점)?
The "·" (middle dot) symbol is known as an interpunct.
I assume you're asking about what is used for in English and Korean.
In English, although seemingly not commonly used, an interpunct ...
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