You probably have noticed that people express similar ideas in different ways depending on the situation they are in. This is very ____. All languages have two general levels of ___: a formal level and an informal level. English is no ___. The difference in these two levels is the situation in which you use a ____ level. Formal language is the kind of language you find in textbooks, ____ books and in business letters. You would also use formal English in compositions and ___ that you write in school. Informal language is used in conversation with ___, family members and friends, and when we write ____ notes or letters to close friends. Formal language is different from informal language in several ways. First, formal language tends to be more polite. ______________________________________. For example, I might say to a friend or a family member “Close the door, please”, _________________________ Another difference between formal and informal language is some of the vocabulary. ____________________________. Let’s say that I really like soccer. If I am talking to my friend, I might say “I am just crazy about soccer”, but if I were talking to my boss, I would probably say “I really enjoy soccer”.
natural usage exception particular reference essays colleagues personal What we may find interesting is that it usually takes more words to be polite but to a stranger, I probably would say "would you mind closing the door?" There are bound to be some words and phrases that belong in formal language and others that are informal