REGISTER
When I got back my first
piece of homework, I was wondering what Reg. above some of
the words could mean. I had never seen this abbreviation before, but when our teacher
put the explanations on the week by week, I recognized the term -
REGISTER. This term is used for words which are not appropriate for a certain
level of writing. In everyday life we use different words and phrases to
describe situations or tell about happenings.
If you write a letter to
the Chief Executive Officer of a company, you use an appropriate language and
you put in certain phrases and terms that occur in the business world. In
contrast, if you write an email to a friend, you may use contractions, dashes
and any other signs you
can think of. It can be really challenging to find the
correct
words which
fulfil the requirements.
An example for the usage of
a low register is a lot of/lots of. Instead of a lot of/lots
of you can use much or many, a number of and an amount of. Phrases such
as kind of or what's more are inappropriate too. Words
like thus and hence are used in texts with a high
register and may sound rather strange in an essay or in a memo. Generally, it
can be a real challenge to find the most appropriate version of words and
phrases to write a well-structured, written piece of work.
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