"formal" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- Thus, in the rather naïvely formal diction that he was apt to use when he was speaking most earnestly, he tried to console her.
- Even the formal diction is militarized, literary tropes and all.
- Vinton employs a formal, at times anti-quated diction - patrolmen chase "guttersnipes" away from train tracks - to underscore the novel's Victorian-era setting.
- Given something to say, a metrical mechanic like myself can easily hammer the matter into technically correct verse, substituting formal poetic diction for real inspiration or thought.
- This worldview is present in the faux archaic voice that Liss has invented for Weaver, a winning mix of formal diction and wry understatement.
- Odes have a formal poetic diction, and generally deal with a serious subject.
- The diffident, slightly formal, almost stilted diction in these passages is a hallmark of Banks's prose style.
- He seemed to drift between colloquial and more formal diction according to his mood.
- In literary nonsense, formal diction and tone may be balanced with elements of absurdity.
- His accent is no longer the upper-class drawl of his youth, but his soft vowels and formal diction still hint at a privileged lineage.
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