Spoken English
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There are certain word forms, structures, phrases and styles of language that we use more commonly in speaking than in writing.
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PronunciationIntonationPolitenessInterjections (ouch, hooray)TagsChunksEllipsisHeaders and tailsHyperboleVague expressionsDowntonersHedges (just)SubstitutionAll rightandalrightPleaseandthank youHereandthereJustKind ofandsort ofOhSoandnotwithexpect,hope,think, etc.SoYesAnywayDiscourse markers (so, right, okay)In factOkay,OKWellYou knowYou see