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This is not some special construction, but is a simple combination of で and ね. ね is a sentence-final particle used to seek agreement or draw the listener's attention.
で can be either a case particle or the continuative form of the copula だ. As a case particle, で has many roles, so its translation can vary.
東京でね。
(That is) in Tokyo, you know.
3日でね。
Within ...
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I'll attempt to answer the question, but your confusion over the meaning is due to a general misconception you seem to have about how Kanji work.
You may have noticed that 償 has a Kun and an On reading, whereas 賠 only has an On reading. 償 can be part of a word, for example 償還【しょうかん】 where you would use the On reading. It can also be used by itself as the ...
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I hardly think there is any difference there. However, as you mentioned, "でしょ" is only used in very casual situations, so it's best to avoid it outside of everyday conversation.
However, I personally think that "でしょ" tends to be used at the end of questions and "でしょう" at the end of affirmative sentences.
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The key idea behind するのに is the idea of purpose. It has a different, more specific meaning than "することについては".
Don't think of するのに as a set phrase because it isn't - think of it as the purpose marker に, except the の is added to convert a preceding verb in する form back to a noun. As such, the する or の may not always be there.
Most of the time, (するの)に ...
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Are they used by older people/in formal situations?
This depends on the word. Some are old enough and safe in business settings (e.g., メモる, トラブる, サボる). Some are rare and/or slangy. They are generally avoided in very formal legal documents, etc.
Are they really slang?
Generally yes, but many are widely used in day-to-day business settings, and there are ...
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