Today we want to focus on appropriate language and courtesy to display when communicating – verbally, through mannerisms or through writing. The term register means a suitable word used in a particular situation. Every situation or setting calls for a different response and choice of words. That is why registers are also called situations. We may illustrate it this way; at home we have clothes for certain occasions – we have clothes for school (uniforms), for formal occasions and the ones we wear when taking a stroll in the neighbourhood with friends. Similarly, we use words differently depending on the …
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