Formal English: We use it when writing essays for school, cover letters to apply for jobs, or emails and letters at work. Informal English: We use it with friends, children, and relatives. The following list will help you to recognize the informal and formal ways of saying the same thing. The list is divided into sections of: verbs, transitions, emphasis words, abbreviations, and slang. Verbs – Informal & Formal Informal Formal say sorry apologize, apologise go up increase go down decrease set up establish look at examine blow up explode find out discover bring about cause put off postpone, delay rack up accumulate make up fabricate stand for represent find out discover, ascertain leave out omit point out indicate go against oppose get in touch with contact It’s about It concerns, It’s in regards to need to required think about consider get obtain put up tolerate deal with handle seem appear show demonstrate, illustrate, portray start commence keep retain free release get on someone’s nerves bother ring up call show up arrive let permit fill in substitute, inform block undermine give the go ahead, greenlight authorize, authorise Transitions – Informal & Formal Informal Formal Anyways Nevertheless Plus/Also Moreover/ Furthermore But However So Therefore/Thus Also In addition, Additionally ASAP as soon as possible/at your earliest convenience Okay, OK acceptable In the meantime In the interim I think In my opinion, In the end, Finally To sum up In conclusion, In a nutshell/Basically To summarize, Anyway, Notwithstanding All right Acceptable Well, To top it all off, On top of it all, In order to Emphasis Words – Informal & Formal Informal Formal lots of/ a lot of much, many tons of, heaps of large quantities of, a number of totally completely, strongly really, very definitely Letter Expressions – Informal & Formal Informal Formal Hi Robert, Dear Sir or Madam Just wanted to let you know… I am writing to inform you… Love, Yours sincerely, Yours faithfully, Cheers, Yours Truly, Best regards, kind regards Hope to hear from you soon I look forward to hearing from you You can call me if you need anything Please do not hesitate to contact me Abbreviations – Informal & Formal Informal Formal ASAP as soon as possible T.V. television photo photograph cell cell phone net Internet Slang – Informal & Formal Informal Formal kids children bad negative good positive really big considerable right correct wrong incorrect smart intelligent cheap inexpensive loaded rich M.K
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