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Ayo, there's a thing. I'm about to have an exam, final one and I see that I do have a trouble with formal form, I see myself as a kid who grow up with more of slang style. I mostly know English from songs like Ice cube maybe eminem and lot of others. They use slang in lyrics so is there anything that could make me sound more formal in front of "special people". It's kinda funny when I'm talking with my teacher and I'm sayin' stuff that she doesn't get easily, makes me feel kinda weird? maybe that's not the right word but I get it, in my school they want me to learn british english and I'm more of the USA fan right here. Anyway I'm curious how many mistakes I made in that short post. Have a great day peace out!
Ayo, there'’s athe thing.
Ayo, here’s the thing.
I'm about to have an exam, final one and I see that I do have a trouble with formal form, I see myself as a kid who groew up with more of a slang style.
I'm about to have an exam, final one and I see that I do have trouble with formal form, I see myself as a kid who grew up with more of a slang style.
I mostly know English from songs like Ice cube maybe eminem and lot of others.
They use slang in lyrics so is there anything that could make me sound more formal in front of "special people".
maybe that's not the right word but I get it, in my school they want me to learn british english and I'm more of thea USA fan right here.
maybe that's not the right word but I get it, in my school they want me to learn british english and I'm more of a USA fan right here.
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Ayo, thHey, all. Here's athe thing.
Hey, all. Here's the thing.
Keeping it casual but correct
I'm about to have an exam, a final one, and I see that I doknow I have a trouble with formal form,communication. I see myself as a kid who groew up with more of a slang style of speech.
I'm about to have an exam, a final, and I know I have trouble with formal communication. I see myself as a kid who grew up with more of a slang style of speech.
Final exams can be referred to as just "finals"
Past tense of grow: grew
I mostly know(learned / picked up) English from songrappers like Ice cCube maybe e, Eminem, and lot of others.
I mostly (learned / picked up) English from rappers like Ice Cube, Eminem, and lot of others.
"Picked up" being a bit more casual and to mean that you naturally absorbed information (very fitting here).
You wrote "songs" but mentioned artists, or specifically rappers
They use slang in lyrics so. So, is there anything that could make me sound more formal in front of "specialfancy people".?
They use slang in lyrics. So, is there anything that could make me sound more formal in front of "fancy people"?
This is a question (IS there...), so it needs a question mark
Another option, "important people"
It's kinda of funny when I'm talking with my teacher and I'm sayin' stuff that she doesn't get easily,; makes me feel kinda weird?.
It's kind of funny when I'm talking with my teacher and I'm sayin' stuff that she doesn't get easily; makes me feel kinda weird.
"Kinda" and "makes me feel weird?" are fine in casual writing but wouldn't be considered correct English
mMaybe that's not the right word b. But I get it, in my school they wants me to learn bBritish eEnglish andwhile I'm more of thea USA fan right here.
Maybe that's not the right word. But I get it, my school wants me to learn British English while I'm more of a USA fan right here.
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Anyway, I'm curious how many mistakes I made in thatis short post.
Anyway, I'm curious how many mistakes I made in this short post.
Have a great day p. Peace out!
Have a great day. Peace out!
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Great job. To practice, maybe you could respond to a few situational prompts. For example, imagine you have to write a letter to the mayor, or you have to write a cover letter for a job, etc. I bet you know more than you think you do, so just try to practice and search for resources as you go.
Ayo, there's a thing. Ayo, there's a thing.
This is slang that I've never heard before, but I haven't been listening to new artists for a while.
I'm about to take|have an exam, final oneexam, and I see that I do have a trouble with formal form,language. I see myself as a kid who grow up with more of a slang style.
I'm about to take|have a final exam, and I see that I have trouble with formal language. I see myself as a kid who grow up with more of a slang style.
- You could say "I'm about to take an exam, a final one". But you're writing, so you're able to edit your sentence, and you know what you want to end up saying. The more concise and more polished thing to say is simply "I'm about to take a final exam."
- The auxiliary verb "do" is only used with a verb in the present when you want to be emphatic, such as when you want to contradict what someone just said to you. For instance: "You never clean up your room." "I do clean up my room when I feel like it."
- Here "trouble" is a non-count noun, so it's not preceded by the article "a".
I mostly know English from songs from singers like Ice cCube, maybe eEminem, and a lot of others.
I mostly know English from songs from singers like Ice Cube, maybe Eminem, and a lot of others.
- Ice Cube and Eminem are not songs. They're singers.
- Capitalize people's names.
- The expression is "a lot", not "lot".
They use slang in lyrics so is there anything that could make me sound more formal in front of "special people".?
They use slang in lyrics so is there anything that could make me sound more formal in front of "special people"?
This is a question, so it needs a question mark.
It's kinda of funny when I'm talking with my teacher and I'm sayin'g stuff that she doesn't get easily,. It makes me feel kinda of weird?.
It's kind of funny when I'm talking with my teacher and I'm saying stuff that she doesn't get easily. It makes me feel kind of weird.
- "Kinda" is so-called "eye dialect": it's meant to capture an informal use of language. Unless you want to emphasize informality, use "kind of". Another example of eye dialect: "gonna" (= "going to").
- Putting a question mark at the end of a declarative sentence is informal. If you want to express doubt in more formal writing, say something explicit like "It makes me feel kind of weird. Do you know what I mean?" Note that this is the opposite of your previous sentence, which was an actual question and should end with a question mark.
mMaybe that's not the right word but I understand|get it, i. In my school they want me to learn bBritish eEnglish and, but I'm more of thea USA fan right here.
Maybe that's not the right word but I understand|get it. In my school they want me to learn British English, but I'm more of a USA fan.
- Avoid comma splices, where a comma joins what should be two separate sentences. Look up "comma splice" on the web.
Anyway I'm curious how many mistakes I made in that short post.
Have a great day p. Peace out!
Have a great day. Peace out!
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I enjoyed reading this post. It felt like you were trying to demonstrate (maybe even poke fun at) your own informality in a humorous way. However, if you're serious about wanting to be able to write in a formal way, then that's the kind of exercise that you should do. I suspect that while in some cases you may not know how to express something formally, in many cases, you do. So that's a place to start. Write a post in which you make a serious attempt to write formally, no matter how boring it may seem to you.
However, even more important than being able to write more formally is being able to write correctly. You should assign a higher priority to learning how to identify and fix mistakes (for instance, using "a" before a non-count noun) than learning the constructions used in formal writing, even though they're both important.
As for the differences between British and US English, I don't see such examples in your post. Being aware of those differences is nice, but it should be an even lower priority.
Good luck on your exam! Peace out!
Ayo, there's a something I want to talk about.
Ayo, there's something I want to talk about.
I'm about to have an exam,my final oneexam and I see've noticed that I do have a trouble with formal form, I see myself as a kid whoEnglish, probably cuz I groew up witaround much more of its slang styleas a kid.
I'm about to have my final exam and I've noticed that I have trouble with formal English, probably cuz I grew up around much more of its slang as a kid.
This kind of elaboration ("I'm about to have my exam, final one") is fine in real conversation, but it's better to be more brief while writing, even in informal conversation.
"I do + [verb]" is more used to emphasize something after a comparison (for example, "While I run a lot, I do indulge in cake from time to time.")
Used "I've noticed" just to avoid redundancy.
While understandable, your final clause makes it seem like the cause and effect is you seeing yourself a certain way, rather than how you grew up.
I mostly know English from songs like Ice cCube, maybe eEminem, and lots of others.
I mostly know English from songs like Ice Cube, maybe Eminem, and lots of others.
Names of people need to be capitalized.
They use slang in lyrics, which has damaged my formal style, so is there anything that could make me sound more formal in front of "special people".teachers and the like?
They use slang in lyrics, which has damaged my formal style, so is there anything that could make me sound more formal in front of teachers and the like?
"Special people" sounds like an innuendo here. While I get you mean authority figures, it's better to just say it outright, because "special" has a very negative connotation to mean mentally disabled people.
I'd add another clause here to make the cause-and-effect certain, because it sounds unnatural and unfinished to move directly to the "so" clause without explaining why that's necessary.
It's kinda funny when I'm talking with my teacher and I'm sayin' stuff that she doesn't get easily, makes me feel kinda weird, y'know? It's kinda funny when I'm talking with my teacher and I'm sayin' stuff that she doesn't get easily, makes me feel kinda weird, y'know?
You should add "y'know?" if you want to make this a question.
mMaybe that's not the right word but I get it, in my school they want me to learn bBritish eEnglish, and I'm more of thea USA fan right here.
Maybe that's not the right word but I get it, in my school they want me to learn British English, and I'm more of a USA fan right here.
You say "a [noun]" when you're talking about being a fan of something. "I'm a Braves fan," "I'm an Eminem fan," etc.
You should clarify more in the first clause, foremost because we don't know what word you're talking about, and secondly because "get it" could mean multiple things here.
Anyways, I'm curious how many mistakes I made in that short post. Anyways, I'm curious how many mistakes I made in that short post.
Have a great day, peace out! Have a great day, peace out!
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This is good! You have a great grasp of informal English. If you want to improve general grammar and formal English, I'd recommend reading journalism (The New York Times has a daily, free morning summary of the important news stories for that day,) or alternatively you could read literature, like Harry Potter or Fahrenheit 451. If you want audible input, TV shows may be good as they offer a mix of formal and informal English that's universally understood.
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Ayo, there's a thing.
Ayo, there's Ayo, there's a thing. Ayo, there's a thing. This is slang that I've never heard before, but I haven't been listening to new artists for a while.
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I'm about to have an exam, final one and I see that I do have a trouble with formal form, I see myself as a kid who grow up with more of slang style.
I'm about to have This kind of elaboration ("I'm about to have my exam, final one") is fine in real conversation, but it's better to be more brief while writing, even in informal conversation. "I do + [verb]" is more used to emphasize something after a comparison (for example, "While I run a lot, I do indulge in cake from time to time.") Used "I've noticed" just to avoid redundancy. While understandable, your final clause makes it seem like the cause and effect is you seeing yourself a certain way, rather than how you grew up.
I'm about to take|have a - You could say "I'm about to take an exam, a final one". But you're writing, so you're able to edit your sentence, and you know what you want to end up saying. The more concise and more polished thing to say is simply "I'm about to take a final exam." - The auxiliary verb "do" is only used with a verb in the present when you want to be emphatic, such as when you want to contradict what someone just said to you. For instance: "You never clean up your room." "I do clean up my room when I feel like it." - Here "trouble" is a non-count noun, so it's not preceded by the article "a".
I'm about to have an exam, a final Final exams can be referred to as just "finals" Past tense of grow: grew
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I mostly know English from songs like Ice cube maybe eminem and lot of others.
I mostly know English from songs like Ice Names of people need to be capitalized.
I mostly know English from songs from singers like Ice - Ice Cube and Eminem are not songs. They're singers. - Capitalize people's names. - The expression is "a lot", not "lot".
I mostly "Picked up" being a bit more casual and to mean that you naturally absorbed information (very fitting here). You wrote "songs" but mentioned artists, or specifically rappers This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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They use slang in lyrics so is there anything that could make me sound more formal in front of "special people".
They use slang in lyrics, which has damaged my formal style, so is there anything that could make me sound more formal in front of "Special people" sounds like an innuendo here. While I get you mean authority figures, it's better to just say it outright, because "special" has a very negative connotation to mean mentally disabled people. I'd add another clause here to make the cause-and-effect certain, because it sounds unnatural and unfinished to move directly to the "so" clause without explaining why that's necessary.
They use slang in lyrics so is there anything that could make me sound more formal in front of "special people" This is a question, so it needs a question mark.
They use slang in lyrics This is a question (IS there...), so it needs a question mark Another option, "important people" This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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It's kinda funny when I'm talking with my teacher and I'm sayin' stuff that she doesn't get easily, makes me feel kinda weird? It's kinda funny when I'm talking with my teacher and I'm sayin' stuff that she doesn't get easily, makes me feel kinda weird, y'know? It's kinda funny when I'm talking with my teacher and I'm sayin' stuff that she doesn't get easily, makes me feel kinda weird, y'know? You should add "y'know?" if you want to make this a question.
It's kind - "Kinda" is so-called "eye dialect": it's meant to capture an informal use of language. Unless you want to emphasize informality, use "kind of". Another example of eye dialect: "gonna" (= "going to"). - Putting a question mark at the end of a declarative sentence is informal. If you want to express doubt in more formal writing, say something explicit like "It makes me feel kind of weird. Do you know what I mean?" Note that this is the opposite of your previous sentence, which was an actual question and should end with a question mark.
It's kind "Kinda" and "makes me feel weird?" are fine in casual writing but wouldn't be considered correct English |
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maybe that's not the right word but I get it, in my school they want me to learn british english and I'm more of the USA fan right here.
You say "a [noun]" when you're talking about being a fan of something. "I'm a Braves fan," "I'm an Eminem fan," etc. You should clarify more in the first clause, foremost because we don't know what word you're talking about, and secondly because "get it" could mean multiple things here.
- Avoid comma splices, where a comma joins what should be two separate sentences. Look up "comma splice" on the web.
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Anyway I'm curious how many mistakes I made in that short post. Anyways, I'm curious how many mistakes I made in that short post. Anyways, I'm curious how many mistakes I made in that short post. This sentence has been marked as perfect!
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Have a great day peace out! Have a great day, peace out! Have a great day, peace out!
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