Assignment 1

Formal text:

The United Kingdom has made significant contributions to the world economy, especially in technology and industry. Since World War II, however, the United Kingdom’s most prominent exports have been cultural, including literature, theatre, film, television, and popular music that draw on all parts of the country. Perhaps Britain’s greatest export has been the English language, now spoken in every corner of the world as one of the leading international mediums of cultural and economic exchange.

Informal text:

So yeah, the Sabres are something like 0-17 in their history if they are tied 1-1 in a series and lose game 3. The league average is only about 66%, so for those who believe our franchise is not exceptional, there’s your evidence you hosers.

So, back to tonight…no pressure boys. Wait, what? Our best offensive player is out? Hmmm. Wait – Drew “A goal every 10 games means 8 for the season” Stafford is back? Sweet. What could go wrong?

Time to steal one, Ryan.

I picked my formal text from www.britannica.com and the informal one from a blog about my favorite NHL-team. The difference between formal and informal writing is how you put your words together. Its important not to use abbrivated words in formal texts, meanwhile its more than ok to use it in a informal text.

Formal text:

A full grown hedgehog got about 7 000 quills. Every quill is normally 2-3 centimeters long. The hedgehogs use the quills to protect it from dangers. A hedgehog can live for about 10 years.

Informal text:

Yesterday, me and my girlfriend went for a walk in the park, when we noticed a small cute creature trying to get over the road. When we walked toward him, he protected himself from us. I guess he was afraid because we were so big compared to him.