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> intentional shifting based on social context or group that you're addressing. Isn't that register-switching? It gets confusing in English, because the class
by denton-scratch 3y ago
> intentional shifting based on social context or group that you're addressing.
Isn't that register-switching?
It gets confusing in English, because the classier registers in English involves the use of more words of French, Latin or Greek origin, the less-classy registers rely more on anglo-saxon words.