Register?

Hi guys~

Okay, this is going to be my shortest post so far because, let’s be honest, I don’t really know what to write about it. And I don’t like it. One of the topics I have to write about for university is style and register. My question now: HOW do you write about something like this?!

I guess I just have to try.

In the English language there are two types of register: the formal and the informal. The formal register is used in writing business letters or emails, also in serious papers and scientific books and reports. The formal register is without any use of contractions or informal words. Let me give you an example:

This book was, like, 10 bucks.

I purchased this book at the price of ten dollars.

So the first one is informal and the second one is formal. It’s perfectly okay to use the word “bucks” in an informal conversation with your friends or family but if you have a serious conversation with your boss or teacher you would never talk like this. Better not. 

It’s the same for spoken and written language. The formal register is more to be found in audio books, documentaries or news, for example on the radio. In TV shows, videogames or movies you can hear the informal way of speaking more often than the formal one. 

Here is a video I found which explains the formal and informal writing styles. It’s actually really good, the best one I’ve found on the net.

Okay, I hope this wasn’t too boring and too short, I just don’t really know what to write about this anymore. By the way, which register am I using in my blog?

Yes right, informal.

So, hope you learned something new from this post although you definitely knew everything before. 

BYE BYE~