Definition
formal: conventional, serious, official; smart, black-tie
informal: casual, relaxed, unofficial
Pronunciation examples
UK: You look so smart in your formal suit!
US: I'd like you to come to my office for an informal chat.
- "Please consider this letter as a formal demand for payment, following prolonged lack of action on your part."
- "I still haven't heard you make a formal offer, Miss Bliss."
- "Meet me next to the coffee machine at 3pm tomorrow for an informal meeting so that we can come up with some party ideas!"
- "The school offers happy and informal language lessons in a pretty farmhouse called Dill Cottage."
- "Helpful hints: informal guideline to Delavigne Corp's customer service policy"
- "Please find a ‘formal English' training course for him right away!"
- "Title: FORMAL ENGLISH"
- "In the future, you should ask someone to proofread any application letters you may send out, and make your tone more formal."
- "We like to keep things informal at Delavigne."
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