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PART III. ORAL PRACTISE

CONVERSATIONAL FORMULAS I.

The characterization of the dialogues and individual

conversational formulas as «formal», «informal», etc. here

is intended as a rough indication of usage. It should be

noted, however, that subjective factors, regional

differences, the actual situation in which the formulas are

used and linguistic factors (context, intonation, etc.) all

play an important role. The classification undertaken

should therefore be regarded as a practical guide and not

treated too rigidly.

Formulas, which are not characterized as «formal»,

«informal», etc. are used both in formal and informal

speech.

I. Greetings.

Dialogue A ( relatively informal)

Joan: Hello, Mike!

Mike: Hello, Joan! Haven’t seen you for a long time. How are you going on?

Joan: All right, thanks. How are you?

Mike: Oh, not too bad, thanks.

Dialogue B ( more formal)

Mr. Jackson: Good morning, Mrs. Turner. How are you?

Mrs. Turner: Good morning, Mr. Jackson. I’m very well, thank you. And

how are you?

Mr. Jackson: I’m not feeling very well at the moment. I think I must have

caught a cold.