Chat with a friend Friendly letters and Car insurance and tax Business and complaint emails documents letters Mobile texts Some essays and reports Short notes Language features and clichés Longer, more complex and complete sentences. Abbreviations Sentences beginning with: Acronyms ‘nevertheless’, ‘additionally’, ‘however’, Short sentences ‘although’ Facts Facts Quotations Quotations Jokes Personal opinions First, second and third person e.g. I, you and he/she/it Incomplete sentences Extra punctuation e.g. (Hi Bob!!!!!) Avoid: Slang, idioms, exaggeration (hyperbole) and Paragraphs or no paragraphs clichés Abbreviations and acronyms Symbols (unless you write it out in full the first time.) – Sentences starting with ‘like’, ‘and’, ‘so’, ‘but’, ‘also’ Contractions - unless quoting someone’s exact words Definitions Generally the national, most formal version of the English language in the English speaking country you live in. Standard E.g.Standard English in England and Scottish Standard English in Scotland. There is a English range of language registers. Used for a particular purpose OR a particular social setting. Language Registers E.g. Social occasion, purpose, and audience Formal Appropriate for professional writing AND letters to a boss or a stranger. register
Chat with a friend Friendly letters and emails Mobile texts Short notes Car insurance and tax documents Some essays and reports Business and complaint letters Language features and clichés Abbreviations Acronyms Short sentences Facts Quotations Jokes Personal opinions First, second and third person e.g. I, you and he/she/it Incomplete sentences Longer, more complex and complete sentences. Sentences beginning with: ‘nevertheless’, ‘additionally’, ‘however’, ‘although’ Facts Quotations Extra punctuation e.g. (Hi Bob!!!!!) Paragraphs or no paragraphs Symbols Avoid: Slang, idioms, exaggeration (hyperbole) and clichés Abbreviations and acronyms – (unless you write it out in full the first time.) Sentences starting with ‘like’, ‘and’, ‘so’, ‘but’, ‘also’ Contractions - unless quoting someone’s exact words Definitions Standard English Generally the national, most formal version of the English language in the English speaking country you live in. E.g.Standard English in England and Scottish Standard English in Scotland. There is a range of language registers. Language Registers Used for a particular purpose OR a particular social setting. E.g. Social occasion, purpose, and audience Formal register Appropriate for professional writing AND letters to a boss or a stranger.
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