1.

Formal and informal language serve different purposes in written communications

depending on the reader (audience) and reason for writing (purpose). It is important to learn
both languages because we use formal language in situations that are serious or that involve
people we don't know well.
Informal language is more commonly used in situations that are more relaxed and involve
people we know well. The tone, the choice of words and the way the words are put together
vary between the two different styles. Informal language is more casual and spontaneous.
It is used when communicating with friends or family either in writing or in conversation,
writing personal emails, text messages and in some business correspondence. The tone of
informal language is more personal than formal language.
Formal language is less personal than informal language. It is used when writing for
professional or academic purposes like graduate school assignments. Formal language does
not use colloquialisms, contractions or first-person pronouns such as “I” or “We”
2. The difference between sentence A and sentence B:
• Sentence A is used in an informal communication and normally used in verbal
situations.
• Sentence B is used in a more formal situation, as in mailing or emailing.
3. The difference between slang and colloquialism:
Colloquial speech is simply the informal, everyday, man or woman in the street way of
speaking. Slang is typically restricted to a specific groups (e.g. teen, street or gangsta,
regional and it often uses more “repurposed” words.
Example:
Colloquial:
• I’m loving your car
• You’re looking good today in your Sunday-best
Slang:
• That ride is sick
• He was wankered.
• He was absolutely shit-faced