도다

doda

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Mock-epic 'lo, it has come to pass'

-도다 announces something in the voice of an ancient chronicle: 드디어 왕이 귀환했도다 'at last the king has returned.' Every line here is that grand register used for something small — a bowl of porridge arriving (왔도다... 죽 타임!), a streamer showing up. It is exclusively for effect; using it in a real conversation would be a joke in itself.

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(원통하 ...) 머리는 푹 익혀 드셔야