Academic writing is formal Informal and colloquial language is often imprecise, so is open to misinterpretation, and can be inaccessible to non-native English speakers.

Formal writing is that form of writing which is used for the business, legal, academic or professional purpose. On the other hand, informal writing is one which is used for personal or casual purpose. Formal writing must use a professional tone, whereas a personal and emotional tone can be found in informal writing.

Formal language is characterized by the use of standard English, more complex sentence structures, infrequent use of personal pronouns, and lack of colloquial or slang terms. Informal language allows the use of nonstandard English forms, colloquial vocabulary and typically shorter sentence structures.

Don’t Text ‘OK’ If someone asks you a question online or over text, do not respond with “OK.” or “Yes.” You might use “sure” or “yep” without punctuation; you should probably add an exclamation mark. Otherwise you might sound passive aggressive, dismissive, or angry. There’s a good reason for this.

The definitions of these slang words appear below the list. aight – ain’t no thing but a chicken wing – all good – alrighty – A-Ok – chill – chim – fat – good – kosher – okie dokie – peachy – spiffy – straight – swell.

All of the following words or phrases can be used to say yes: “you got it”, “bet”, “you know it”, “good deal”, and “without a doubt”. “You got it” and “you know it” are basically affirming that the other person has the correct idea.

Yes says that you definitely agree with, or are willing to do what was asked of you. And stating it in a formal way. Sure says that you might not want to do it but will do it anyway. Or agreeing to what is being asked of you in a less formal way.

Senior Member. It sounds very colloquial and it can definitely sound rude in some contexts. But it doesn’t have to mean that you have no patience for somebody’s question. You can use “yup” when you’re impatient with something, but “yup” by itself doesn’t necessarily imply impatience.

Normally, you would expect the answer to be “no” in response to the question “do you mind,” because “to mind something,” means “to worry about” or “to be annoyed with.” So I understand your confusion in this case. Despite the meaning of “to mind,” colloquially you will hear the word “sure” from time to time.

Meaning of Idiom ‘Sure’ as a Response to Thank You Saying sure in response to thank you is very informal. It is a replacement for the more standard You’re welcome and means much the same as the more formal response certainly. Sure it is sometimes combined with other responses such as: Sure, no problem.

Yeah, okay

Yes, this is a common, idiomatic response among English speakers where I live (California). It’s casual, so it’s mainly used for the kind of casual situation where people would say “Thanks” all by itself, like in the following: “Could I have some of your sunscreen?” “Sure, here you go.”