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Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Writing Style and Formality

Writing style comprises four characteristics:
Formality
Language complexity
Objectivity, and
Information depth.
The purpose you are trying to accomplish, the readers' needs, your relationship with the reader, and the type of document affect the style in which you write. Style is a strategy for effective writing, not a goal.
In this article, we will address Formality.
Formality means (1) the degree to which you attend to standard English conventions, real and assumed, (2) the degree to

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