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    than if it were a formal situation. There is also the use of words and phrases which could only be understood in this context‚ like idiolect and words that a particular age group use. In a formal situation there wouldn’t be as much interruption or slang words‚ as it wouldn’t be appropriate. In the transcript‚ there is a lot of interruption which shows they know each other quite well and wouldn’t get offended by it. This is shown when speaker A says “on //Saturday//” and speaker B overlaps by saying

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    colloquial speech. Complex constructions with non-finite forms are rarely used. Familiar-Colloquial Style and Slang (фамильярно-разговорный стиль‚ жаргоны) The familiar-colloquial style used in very free‚ friendly‚ informal situations of communication (between close friends‚ members of one family‚ etc.). Here we find emotionally coloured words‚ low-colloquial vocabulary (просторечная лексика) and slang words. This style admits also of the use of rude and vulgar vocabulary‚ including expletives /obscene words

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    Basic Computer Etiquette

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    Basic computer etiquette‚ usually given the slang term "netiquette‚" is a set of rules and guidelines for proper interaction across the Web. With the proliferation of the Internet to the masses‚ online users‚ especially new ones (called "newbies") may not know how to behave in this virtual world as presenting yourself properly online requires different manners than those used in the real world. Golden Rule 1. According to Albion‚ the web and real world share the same first basic rule:

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    younger generation that have developed a new form of communication that’s not Standard English which we have called ‘slang’. I am going to analyse an MSN conversation between two boys named ‘JJ’ and ‘Pete’ and a girl called ‘Kat22’. In this online conversation‚ the two boys are talking about going to a party‚ then one boy leaves the chat and a girl is added. During the conversation‚ many slang words are used‚ for example; ‘wagwan’ meaning what’s going on? (A greeting)‚ ‘safe’ and ‘fam’. This is quite different

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    Explore some aspects of the ways your speech changes according to the context you are in. Recently it has become clear to me that I have not been using my speech in a particularly high register‚ this shows me that maybe I am not using my speech in a good enough way. I have found that my idiolect varies when I am in different situations this may be due to the company that I am in. you tend to hear a change within my speech especially when in a sociolect group of friends‚ when I listened to a

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    Analysing a Newspaper Story How is a Newspaper Article Structured? All newspaper articles follow a particular framework or structure. Headline: All stories have a headline‚ which gives the reader an idea of what the article is about. Tabloid headlines often use puns or other techniques‚ such as alliteration‚ to captivate their audience. Introduction: As the first paragraph in an article‚ the introduction is very important. Its contents tell the reader in more detail what the article

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    Jamie Oliver’s style of speech is very different to many of his contemporaries: he uses his distinctive style to present himself as a down to earth‚ friendly TV chef. Oliver is the only person talking in his transcripts because he is cooking and explaining his actions for the TV show. The fact that he is cooking while talking means that there are numerous pauses and fillers in the transcript‚ for example “you wanna coat the bottom ... of the pan.” The pause indicates that he is demonstrating this

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    Arif 3 Mouzam Arif Mr. O’Gorman ENG3U0 – A September 16‚ 2014 Writing a Critique: What’s in This Toothpaste? ​In the essay What’s in This Toothpaste? by David Bodanis. The audience/reader is informed about how toothpaste in made‚ the ingredients which are used to make just a bottle of tube and other alternatives that can be used if you opinion about toothpaste changes. The author talks about if toothpaste is something you should consider or keep using. ​There are a few examples of diction

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    The Role of Culture in Discourse 1.0 Introduction Discourse‚ its etymology comes from Latin‚ discursus (which means “running to and fro”) is the term that concerns with spoken and written communication. In linguistics‚ discourse is a unit of language longer than a single sentence. More broadly‚ discourse could be the use of spoken or written language in a social context. According to Hinkel and Fotos (2002) in New Perspectives on Grammar Teaching in Second Language Classrooms‚ discourse

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    INTRODUCTION Language is one of those spheres of human activity that are the first to bring reaction to social and other kinds of changes in human life and activities. Language may even not only follow or accompany these changes but also cause them. Every social or political change‚ revolution‚ innovation‚ introduction of new words and terms is reflected in newspaper publications. A great number of people‚ over 70%‚ read newspapers everyday[15]. Andto keep such a large number of people reading

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