[Vocabulary] colloquial

Hi there,
Spoken English > Written English
Formal English > Formal English
Colloquial English > ?



What would be the answer?

What is the question?

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/colloquial

If you are looking for antonyms, dictionaries give them.

I don't really understand your use of ">" greater than symbols.

Your second example doesn't make sense. Both sides of the > sign read "Formal English".

Maybe it's a trick?

OMG! I am so sorry. I made a mistake. Well, let me retype it.

1) Spoken English > Written English
2) Formal English > Informal English
3) Colloquial English > ?

I think now it makes sense. I was actually looking for the antonym of "Colloquial". Soothingdave's source helped me to find the answer; which was "formal". I thought there would be any special word. Thank you all.

UM Chakma said:

I thought there wouldn't be any such [STRIKE]special [/STRIKE]word. Thank you all.

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UM Chakma said:

I thought there would be any special word.

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There isn't really- formal could fit. There are other words that could be used to reflect non-colloquial language, like refined, polished, etc, but I don't really think of them as antonyms, just as I wouldn't think of formal language as the antonym of slang, and would struggle to think of an antonym for it.

What makes you think spoken English is greater than written English?

I think the symbol's just being used to indicate antonyms, isn't it?

I assume that's how it's being used but I'm not aware of it being a widely-recognised way of doing it.