Formal/Informal Language

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-"use of personal pronouns: e.g. I, you, we, our"

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-"Write words in full: e.g. do not, cannot"

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-"a lot of; lots of "

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-"using ‘like’ to introduce examples: e.g. Green vegetables like kale and spinach … "

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-"People is quite vague: use nouns that refer to specific groups of people: e.g. the unemployed, the elderly, residents"

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-"phrasal verbs: e.g. give up, take away, cover up"

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-"slang: e.g. kids, gonna"

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-"The exclamation mark (!) is seldom used. "

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-"clichés (overused expressions that have lost their originality): e.g. every coin has two sides; a double-edged sword. "

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-"Evidence required. Referencing is common: e.g. Research findings show that plagiarism is common in Australian universities (Williams, 2016)."

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