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Old 24-Aug-2006, 16:08
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Which one is formal and which one is informal?

1.totally opposed to
2.throughly approve of
3.I'm all for
4.I'm a great supporter of
5.don't approve of
6. dead against
7.all for
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Old 24-Aug-2006, 18:12
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Default Re: formal and informal language

Hard to tell, but IŽd say that numbers 3, 6 and 7 are informal while the others are more formal...
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Old 24-Aug-2006, 18:36
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Default Re: formal and informal language

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Any of them could be used during a business meeting, for example. So, I wouldn't categorize them simply as "formal" vs "informal". Instead I'd just say that some tend to sound somewhat less formal/more informal than others. I agree with Avalon's take on things.
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Just a little additional spelling note: thoroughly
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