colloquial

(adjective)

Denoting a manner of speaking or writing that is characteristic of familiar conversation; informal.

Related Terms

  • Slangs or colloquial language
  • Using the First Person in Academic Writing
  • argument
  • cliché
  • first person
  • jargon
  • AWL

Examples of colloquial in the following topics:

  • Mixing Academic and Colloquial Styles

    • Colloquial Style: extract from the magazine article, "How Emotions Can Leave Us Speechless"
    • What, exactly, is the difference between academic writing and colloquial writing?
    • Academic writers should avoid colloquial diction, but colloquial writing can still offer valuable insights about structure and style.
    • The following section will discuss the differences between academic and colloquial conventions, with the ultimate goal of using models from colloquial writing to improve academic style .
    • The structural conventions for academic and colloquial writing are actually similar.
  • Appropriate Language

    • While contractions and colloquial words and phrases often make writing sound informal, the use of shorter words does not necessarily indicate an informal style.
    • The reason we want to avoid using clichés in academic writing is that they tend to be ambiguous and can come off as overly colloquial and informal.
  • The Importance of Reliability

    • Nor would the Wikipedia entry for "euthanasia" be an appropriate place to look for information, since, while it can be useful for collecting colloquial information, Wikipedia is certainly not a scholarly source.
  • Using the First Person in Academic Writing

    • So, addressing the broader question will allow me to move to the particularized question with at least some stable footing. " This version, while only slightly different from the original, sounds more colloquial and less scholarly.
  • Quotation Marks

    • In these cases, the quotation marks can call attention to slang, special terminology, a neologism, or they can indicate words or phrases that are unusual, colloquial, folksy, startling, humorous, metaphoric, or that contain a pun.
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