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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
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For my assignment

what is formal, informal and colloquial language?
  

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formal-- written essays, business letters, speeches, etc. informal-- conversation, personal letters, etc. colloquial-- slang, obscenities, substandard formations However, defiinitions are vague and overlapping, and linguists argue about them.

  • formal-- written essays, business letters, speeches, etc.
  • informal-- conversation, personal letters, etc.
  • colloquial-- slang, obscenities, substandard formations However, defiinitions are vague and overlapping, and linguists argue about them.
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formal-- written essays, business letters, speeches, etc.

informal-- conversation, personal letters, etc.

colloquial-- slang, obscenities, substandard formations

However, defiinitions are vague and overlapping, and linguists argue about them.

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