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English Enhancement Course 1
English Enhancement Course 1
English Enhancement Course 1
Language
Language has a very significant role in many people's
lives.
It symbolizes the cultures in societies where individuals
interact and use to communicate with each other.
Communication is a key power to facilitate interactions
among individuals and which provide them with stronger
relationships.
Formal
English
like in tuxedo or evening gown used in formal
affairs.
e.g. State of the Nation Address,
privilege speech, technical writing
or articles on serious subjects.
Informal
shortEnglish
and simple sentences are commonly used,
and grammar plays a less important role.
e.g. What do you mean? (to ask for
explanation)
Colloquispoken by educated people in casual
al e.g. want talk
to = wanna , going to = gonna , you all =
y’all
Vulgarused by uneducated class
e.g. bastard, son of a b-tch, sh-t, etc.
Slang
special and spontaneous language a group of people
develops
e.g. LOL = laugh out loud, OMG = Oh my God, BRB = be right
back, gimme = give me, gotta = got to