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Katrinarc Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary
Vocabulary and register
Hi! Can you help me with the register of these words? I'm not sure if they are used in formal or informal contexts, and I couldn't find that information in the dictionary.
* high-powered (adjective)
* granted (adverb)
* lot (noun, e.g. there should be some rule against people complaining about their lot in life)
* to let the record show
* accommodate oneself to something
* baby-boomer (I think it is used in all contexts)
* unutterable (adj)
* disastrous (adj)
* incessant (adj)
Thanks!
* high-powered (adjective)
* granted (adverb)
* lot (noun, e.g. there should be some rule against people complaining about their lot in life)
* to let the record show
* accommodate oneself to something
* baby-boomer (I think it is used in all contexts)
* unutterable (adj)
* disastrous (adj)
* incessant (adj)
Thanks!
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Most English words are unmarked, that is, they are used in both conversation and writing. Although the ones on your list range from slang ( baby boomer, high-powered ) to collegiate ( unutterable, incessant ), they are all unmarked as to where you might hear or read them.
- Most English words are unmarked, that is, they are used in both conversation and writing.
- Although the ones on your list range from slang ( baby boomer, high-powered ) to collegiate ( unutterable, incessant ), they are all unmarked as to where you might hear or read them.
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Most English words are unmarked, that is, they are used in both conversation and writing. Although the ones on your list range from slang (baby boomer, high-powered) to collegiate (unutterable, incessant), they are all unmarked as to where you might hear or read them.
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