Language registers Informal & familiar register
Use
You use the informal register with people you know – friends, acquaintances, colleagues.
Structure
The structure of the language consists mostly of short sentences.
Vocabulary
The vocabulary includes idioms, colloquial expressions, contractions, and fillers.
Use
You use the familiar register with people you know very well: close friends and family.
Style
It is a lively, natural style of communication that emphasizes what is personally important to the narrator.
Vocabulary
The vocabulary contains even more colloquial expressions, exaggerations, sometimes even slang.
Use
Informal and familiar register is also used in writing, with text messages or personal emails.
Style
The style is often very short and concise, and very personal.
Structure
Sentences are often incomplete, abbreviations are used.
Punctuation
Punctuation is unimportant, exclamations points and emoticons are used a lot.