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  2. Wikipedia:List of English contractions - Wikipedia

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    finna (informal) fixing to fo’c’sle (informal) forecastle ’gainst (informal) against g’day (informal) good day gimme (informal) give me giv’n (informal) given gi’z (informal) give us (colloquial, meaning: give me) gonna (informal) going to gon’t (informal) go not (colloquial) gotta (informal) got to hadn’t: had not had’ve: had ...

  3. Category:Lists of English words - Wikipedia

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    Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects Wikidata item; Appearance. ... Some lists of English words are categorised under Category:Lists of words instead.

  4. List of English abbreviations made by shortening words

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    Download as PDF; Printable version; ... This is a list of common abbreviations in the English language A. ab abdominal muscle (slang) [1] ... (informal) [8] aggro

  5. T–V distinction - Wikipedia

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    The boundaries between formal and informal language differ from language to language, as well as within social groups of the speakers of a given language. In some circumstances, it is not unusual to call other people by first name and the respectful form, or last name and familiar form.

  6. Formal - Wikipedia

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    Colloquialism, the linguistic style used for informal communication; T–V distinction, involving a distinction between formal and informal words for "you" Formal proof, a fully rigorous proof as is possible only in a formal system; Dynamic and formal equivalence word-for-word translation, especially of the Bible

  7. English grammar - Wikipedia

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    English adjectives, as with other word classes, cannot in general be identified as such by their form, [24] although many of them are formed from nouns or other words by the addition of a suffix, such as -al (habitual), -ful (blissful), -ic (atomic), -ish (impish, youngish), -ous (hazardous), etc.; or from other adjectives using a prefix ...

  8. Organizational communication - Wikipedia

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    Informal and formal communication are used in an organization. Formal communication flows downward, horizontal and upward while informal communication is generally referred to as "the grapevine". Formal communication refers to the flow of official information through proper, predefined channels and routes.

  9. English pronouns - Wikipedia

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    The English pronouns form a relatively small category of words in Modern English whose primary semantic function is that of a pro-form for a noun phrase. [1] Traditional grammars consider them to be a distinct part of speech, while most modern grammars see them as a subcategory of noun, contrasting with common and proper nouns.