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    This document provides a list of informal English words and their more formal synonyms to use when writing formally. It contains 15 pairs of informal and formal expressions such as "want" and "would like", "ask" and "enquire", "questions" and "queries", and "tell" and "inform" to help achieve an appropriate formal tone.

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    This document provides a list of informal English words and their more formal synonyms to use when writing formally. It contains 15 pairs of informal and formal expressions such as "want" and "would like", "ask" and "enquire", "questions" and "queries", and "tell" and "inform" to help achieve an appropriate formal tone.

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    Formal Vocabulary For Situational Writing

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    This document provides a list of informal English words and their more formal synonyms to use when writing formally. It contains 15 pairs of informal and formal expressions such as "want" and "would like", "ask" and "enquire", "questions" and "queries", and "tell" and "inform" to help achieve an appropriate formal tone.

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    Formal Vocabulary

    Knowing alternatives for common words when writing a formal letter can automatically help you achieve the appropriate tone. Below, is a list of commonly used expressions in Informal English and their formal synonyms. This list is not exhaustive.

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    No 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Informal/Friendly want ask questions buy give help start/begin things about going on at the same time Im sorry tell can cannot go for Formal would like enquire queries purchase furnish with/provide assistance commence items regarding concurrently I apologize inform able to unable to attend

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