Formality What is formal and what is not Think about it in this way Words that are used a lot when speaking(e.g. big good,'well, a lot),or a technique that is used a lot in speeches(e. g asking the audience questions) are unlikely to be used in formal writingFormality • What is formal and what is not? • Think about it in this way: – Words that are used a lot when speaking (e.g. ‘big’, ‘good’, ‘well’, ‘a lot’ ), or – a technique that is used a lot in speeches (e.g. asking the audience questions) are unlikely to be used in formal writing