Korean texting and KakaoTalk etiquette

In Korean chats, small softeners carry the tone your face and voice would carry in person. A reply that is grammatically perfect can still read as cold or annoyed. These are the texting habits AI doesn't teach.

Texting & Onlinev0.2
네.
ne · “Yes.”
AI gets it wrong:In chat, a bare 네 with a period can read as flat or even annoyed. Korean texting relies on small softeners to show a cheerful, cooperative tone that the face and voice would carry in person.
Say instead:넵!
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