<P> Note that since the spacing rules in the South are often unknown, not followed, or optional, spellings vary from place to place . For example, taking the word 국어 사전 gugeo sajeon, people who see this as two words will add a space, and people who see this as one word will write it without a space . Thus, the spacing depends on how one views what "one word" consists of, and so, while spacing is standardised in the South, in reality the standard does not matter much . </P> <P> In the North, names of leaders 김일성 (Kim Il - sung), 김정일 (Kim Jong - il) and 김정은 (Kim Jong - un) are always set off from surrounding text, typically by bolding the characters, increasing the font size, or both . </P> <P> The standard language in the South (표준어 / 標準 語 pyojuneo) is largely based on the Seoul dialect, and the standard language (문화어 / 文化 語 munhwaŏ) in the North is largely based on the Pyongyang dialect . However, both in the North and in the South, the vocabulary and forms of the standard language come from Sajeonghan Joseoneo Pyojunmal Mo - eum 사정 한 조선어 표준말 모음 published by the Korean Language Society in 1936, and so there is very little difference in the basic vocabulary between the standard languages used in the North and the South . Nevertheless, due to the difference in political systems and social structure, each country is constantly adding different words to its vocabulary . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> North </Th> <Th> South </Th> <Th> Meaning </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 조선 반도 (朝鮮 半島) Chosŏnbando </Td> <Td> 한반도 (韓 半島) Hanbando </Td> <Td> Korean Peninsula </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 조국 해방 전쟁 (祖國 解放 戰爭) Choguk'aepangjŏnjaeng </Td> <Td> 한국 전쟁 (韓國 戰爭) Hanguk jeonjaeng </Td> <Td> Korean War </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 소학교 (小 學校) sohakkyo </Td> <Td> 초등학교 (初等 學校) chodeunghakkyo </Td> <Td> elementary school </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 동무 (同 務) tongmu </Td> <Td> 친구 (親 舊) chingu </Td> <Td> Friend </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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