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Enhancing Academic Writing Formality

Formality in academic writing reflects a dignified stance and requires precision in language to be considered legitimate. It can be achieved by using expanded modal forms, single verb forms, expanded terms, and avoiding colloquial expressions. The intended audience for this formal writing is fellow members of the academic community.

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Enhancing Academic Writing Formality

Formality in academic writing reflects a dignified stance and requires precision in language to be considered legitimate. It can be achieved by using expanded modal forms, single verb forms, expanded terms, and avoiding colloquial expressions. The intended audience for this formal writing is fellow members of the academic community.

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Formality

Formality
➢Formality reflects your dignified stance
in your writing as a member of the
academic community.
➢Audience are fellow members of
academic community.
➢Language requires precision to make it
a “legitimate” piece of academic writing.
Formality can be achieved through
the following ways:
1. Choosing expanded modal
forms over contracted forms.
(cannot instead of can’t)
2. Choosing one verb form
over two-word verbs. (damage
instead of mess up)
3. Choosing expanded terms over
their abbreviated equivalents. (as
soon as possible instead of ASAP)
4. Avoiding colloquial/trite/idiomatic
expressions.

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