Informal
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"The radiator was set at maximum."
"The radiator was set to the maximum setting."
"The radiator was set at the highest level."
"The radiator was cranked up to the highest level."
"The radiator was set at 5 so we turned it down to 2."
"The TRV was set to its highest heat."
Could you tell me which of these are more informal than others?
Thank you.
Top answer
The only element there that strikes me as having an obvious formality level is the phrase "cranked up", which is informal. In careful English, "set to the maximum setting" feels slightly unsatisfactory to me because of the "set ... setting" repetition.
- The only element there that strikes me as having an obvious formality level is the phrase "cranked up", which is informal.
- In careful English, "set to the maximum setting" feels slightly unsatisfactory to me because of the "set ...
- setting" repetition.
- "highest heat" is not a great phrase, in my opinion.
- I had never actually heard of "TRV".
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The only element there that strikes me as having an obvious formality level is the phrase "cranked up", which is informal.
In careful English, "set to the maximum setting" feels slightly unsatisfactory to me because of the "set ... setting" repetition. "highest heat" is not a great phrase, in my opinion. I had never actually heard of "TRV". I don't know how widely this term would be unde
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