Ah, gotcha. I am guessing you guess the spelling is "miyanhae" because of the "-ha" ending in the more formal version.
The textbook did cover formality just a bit in the intro! Enough to confirm that "-sumida/ka" is very deferential. But I suspect like most intro textbooks, casual speak will be introduced in intermediate levels for precisely the reason you mention ;).
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Thu, Jan. 24th, 2008 01:08 am (UTC)The textbook did cover formality just a bit in the intro! Enough to confirm that "-sumida/ka" is very deferential. But I suspect like most intro textbooks, casual speak will be introduced in intermediate levels for precisely the reason you mention ;).