Informal Formal
say sorryapologize, apologise
go upincrease
go downdecrease
set upestablish
look atexamine
blow upexplode
find outdiscover
bring aboutcause
put offpostpone, delay
rack upaccumulate
make upfabricate
stand forrepresent
find outdiscover, ascertain
leave outomit
point outindicate
go againstoppose
get in touch withcontact
Its aboutIt concerns, Its in regards to
need torequired
think aboutconsider
getobtain
put uptolerate
deal withhandle
seemappear
showdemonstrate, illustrate, portray
startcommence
keepretain
freerelease
get on someones nervesbother
ring upcall
show uparrive
letpermit
fill insubstitute, inform
blockundermine
give the go ahead, greenlightauthorize, authorise
Transitions Informal & FormalInformalFormal
AnywaysNevertheless
Plus/AlsoMoreover/ Furthermore
ButHowever
SoTherefore/Thus
AlsoIn addition, Additionally
ASAP as soon as possible/at your earliest convenience
Okay, OKacceptable
In the meantimeIn the interim
I thinkIn my opinion,
In the end,Finally
To sum upIn conclusion,
In a nutshell/BasicallyTo summarize,
Anyway,Notwithstanding
All rightAcceptable
Well,
To top it all off,
On top of it all,
In order to
Emphasis Words Informal & FormalInformalFormal
lots of/ a lot ofmuch, many
tons of, heaps oflarge quantities of, a number of
totallycompletely, strongly
really, verydefinitely
Letter Expressions Informal & FormalInformalFormal
Hi Robert,Dear Sir or Madam
Just wanted to let you knowI am writing to inform you
Love,Yours sincerely, Yours faithfully,
Cheers,
Yours Truly, Best regards, kind regards
Hope to hear from you soonI look forward to hearing from you
You can call me if you need anythingPlease do not hesitate to
contact me
Abbreviations Informal & FormalInformalFormal
ASAPas soon as possible
T.V.television
photophotograph
cellcell phone
netInternet
Slang Informal & FormalInformalFormal
kidschildren
badnegative
goodpositive
really big considerable
rightcorrect
wrongincorrect
smartintelligent
cheapinexpensive
loadedrich
