Formal Language vs. Informal Language: A Comparison Formal and informal language affects us everyday. To some people, the differences are very subtle, and the need to use a more formal style or vocabulary is non-existent. As a society the type of language that is used, whether it be formal or informal, is directly dependant on the culture and customs that are the most prevalent. In the age of television and the Internet, the need to …showed first 75 words of 1052 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1052 total…enforcing so that as a society the inherent respect that is given when using formal language is not lost. Respect to one’s peers is very important in every culture and formal language use is one effective way for it to be given. Therefore, while society is pushed into more generalized sense of being, it needs to realize that in order to function it must better the lines and rules of formal and informal language.