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Unit 11: Lesson 3

Writing: Grammar

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Formal vs. casual language | Quick guide

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kboldin
Posted a year ago. Direct link to kboldin's post “Is pardon me formal”
Is pardon me formal
(14 votes)
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- manujmishra08
  Posted a year ago. Direct link to manujmishra08's post “I would think so.”
  I would think so.
  (14 votes)
Isabel Simone
Posted 5 months ago. Direct link to Isabel Simone's post “_guys we have to sus out ...”
guys we have to sus out the imposter word
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aayushisahgal984
Posted 6 months ago. Direct link to aayushisahgal984's post “is fancy you formal?”
is fancy you formal?
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- Hecretary Bird
  Posted 6 months ago. Direct link to Hecretary Bird's post “Unlike some other languag...”
  Unlike some other languages, English does not have a separate set of pronouns to use when addressing people formally. The word "you" by itself doesn't imply formal or informal, like how in Spanish "Usted" would indicate formal. Instead, you'll have to rely on context clues to determine whether the dialogue is formal or not.
  Did this answer your question?
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brown.mason
Posted 10 months ago. Direct link to brown.mason's post “I like Fortntie how do I ...”
I like Fortntie how do I fit that in
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- tdkansagara
  Posted 10 months ago. Direct link to tdkansagara's post “lol what do you mean”
  lol what do you mean
  (6 votes)