Assignment 4.2: Effective Editorial

3. Colloquial Language

Colloquial Language is informal language used in everyday speech.

Slang is informal language used by certain groups of people which is created by its users and is more informal than colloquial speech.

Neither are appropriate in academic writing (unless they serve a distinct and measurable purpose in your writing.  For example: in dialogue)

Review and practice editing Colloquialisms here.  Do not submit this practice activity.