Sentence examples for casual writing from inspiring English sources
The blog is mostly for more casual writing and engaging with the Freakonomics community.
Too many students are overly casual, writing, "Hey Bill, I'd like to talk to you". Better to err on the formal side, unless the person is close to you in age: "Dear Mr. Smith, I was wondering if you'd be able to give me 10 minutes of your time on the phone for an informational interview". I'm 56 and personally I prefer an informal "Hi Susan," but I take her point.
In casual writing, this is sometimes abbreviated as PBUH or SAW; in printed matter, a small calligraphic rendition is commonly used instead of printing the entire phrase.
The sentence starts with "what's more". That's a way of saying "additionally" or "also" or "on top of what I just said". There's nothing wrong with that, especially in speech and casual writing.
Clichés can make your writing unoriginal, but they can sometimes be fun in casual writing, especially as an original play-on-words called an anti-cliché.
Starting a sentence with "also" is useful in casual writing but should be avoided in formal English unless the word "also" is modifying a verb (usually in the imperative mood or an inverted sentence structure): "Also read Chapters Two and Three;" "Also included is a free ticket".
SHOUTS & MURMURS casual about writing... Writing is the most easy, pain-free, and happy way to pass the time of all the arts.
The New Yorker, June 24 , 1996P. 156 SHOUTS & MURMURS casual about writing... Writing is the most easy, pain-free, and happy way to pass the time of all the arts.
By Steve Martin The New Yorker, June 24 , 1996P. 156 SHOUTS & MURMURS casual about writing... Writing is the most easy, pain-free, and happy way to pass the time of all the arts.
However William Cobbett, in casual travel writing in 1822, said that "A more ugly country between Egham (Surrey) and Kensington would with great difficulty be found in England.
Casual handshake?" wrote South Korea's largest newspaper, The Dong-A Ilbo beneath a photograph of the meeting on Tuesday morning.
