Spoken vs. Written Language

__________ language tends to be more formal, following sentence structure rules closely.

____________ language tends to break rules, using fragments and run-ons.

Sometimes authors will use incorrect spelling or oddly contracted words to indicate a speech impediment or accent when using spoken language in writing.

_____________ language can use pauses, tone, and inflection more effectively to emphasize words and ideas in their message.

____________ language can use headings, highlighting, colors, and other visual cues to emphasize the message.

Which of the following is an example of spoken language?

Which of the following examples of spoken language show an accent in speech?

Written language tends to use more contractions and slang throughout.

Written language tends to include more complex and well thought out sentence structures.

Spoken language often contains many corrections inserted directly into the message. For example: "It's a very important point. I mean... it's really important that we consider it."

_____________ language contains lots of simple sentences connected by "ands," "ors," and "buts."

_______________ language is often more precise because it has been edited.