In a novel, the purpose is to evoke feelings and environments. There are no contractions that you would like you would get in informal writing. Full sentences, fully correct grammar, quite complex sentences,. A generally dramatic and emotional tone. And as you would expect from works of literature, there are references to bigger themes like fate and destiny. But this is an exercise in style in this episode today. So the next one is this, write a 200 word text about a car accident in the style of a stand up comedy routine.
How would the same car accident be described in over 15 completely different styles of English?
What are the differences in vocabulary, grammar and organisational structure?
How should I change my voice to read each description?
Let's see how English changes in different situations.
Styles presented include:
- formal and informal English,
- news reports,
- an action movie screenplay,
- an Eminem rap, a romantic novel,
- a Shakespeare play,
- a politician making a speech,
- a stand-up comedian,
- Liam Neeson in the film Taken,
- and Luke in an episode of Luke's English Podcast.
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