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> I think the point is that it usually isn't given formally. Is the claim that the opposite of "formal" is "intuitive"? That's news to me!
by tome 8y ago
> I think the point is that it usually isn't given formally.
Is the claim that the opposite of "formal" is "intuitive"? That's news to me!
- usgroup 8y agoI think your statement sounds controversial but I’d be willing to argue that. I.e the opposite of formal is indeed intuitive. I’d start like this : if you’re explaining something in English then you’re invoking and reliant on the readers common sense and intuition to do the work in your explanation. E.g a pipe is used to smoke tobacco. Pipe. Usage. Smoking. Tobacco. It’s left to the reader to define, disambiguate and on that basis accept. Contrast to: a pipe is used for transporting water.