I'm writing about Interpretation. I'm attending Interpretation. I like Interpretation very much because interpretation very interesting and I like teacher. The teacher name is Nobuko Taguchi. She is very kind and I can easy to understand. So, we use cassette tape so we listen to English all the time. Then, I studied about Level of Languages use.Level of Language use↓
Today I want to talk about levels of language usage. You probably have noticed that people express similar ideas in different ways, depending on the situation they are in. This is very natural. All languages have two general broad categories, or levels of usage: a formal level and an informal level. English is no exception. I'm not talking about correct and incorrect English. What I'm talking about are two levels of correct English. The difference in these two levels is the situation in which you use a particular level. Formal languages is the kind of languages you find in textbook, reference books such as encyclopedias, and in business letters.
For example, a letter to a university would be in formal style. You would also use formal English in compositions and essays that you write in school. People usually use formal English when they give class room lecture or speech and at ceremony such as graduation. We also tend to use formal languages in conversation with person we don't know well or with people we have a formal relationship with, such as professors, bosses, doctors, friends of our parents, strangers, etc.
Informal languages is used in conversation with colleagues, family and friends, and when we write personal note or letter to close friends, as well as in diaries, etc. Formal Languages is different from informal language in several ways. However, today I'm going to talk only about a couple of ways. First of all, formal language tend to be more polite. Interestingly, it usually takes more words to be polite. For example, I might say to a friend or family member, Close the door, please, but to a stranger or someone in authority I probably would say Would you mind closing the door? or Excuse me, could you please close the door? Using words like could and would makes my request sound more polite, but also more formal. I want to be polite but not too formal with my friends and family.
Finally, I think that interpretation very interesting and I want to study more! Thank you for reading.
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