Tri Duc English - Unit 5: Register TRI DUC ENGLISH CENTER IELTS Advanced Vocabulary Masterclass - Unit 5: Register UNIT 5: REGISTER Often, collocations rather than individual words suggest a particular register . For example, phrases using pretty meaning fairly sound informal when used with negative adjectives ( pretty awful, pretty dreadful, pretty dull ), and are typical of spoken English. A. Spoken English (Informal) Here are some more collocations which are almost exclusively found in spoken English: I'm bored stiff in this lesson! [extremely bored] You badly need a haircut! I'll have a think about it and let you know. Give me a ring when you get home. [give me a phone call] B. Formal English Some collocations are typical of formal English and are most likely to be found in an official, often legal, context, such as in notices. Passengers must not alight from the bus whilst it is in motion. [formal for: get off the bus] Cyclists must dismount here . [formal for: get off their bicycles] Trespassers will be prosecuted . [people who go onto someone's land or enter their building without permission will be taken to court] Please dispose of unwanted items in the receptacle provided . [formal for: throw away / container used for storing or putting objects in] C. Newspaper English (Journalistic) Some collocations - particularly ones that use short, dramatic words - are found mainly in newspapers. In most cases they would not normally be used in everyday conversation. COMPUTER FACTORY TO AXE JOBS [make staff redundant] AIRLINE SLASHES PRICES [cuts prices drastically] GOVERNMENT SPENDING WILL ROCKET THIS YEAR [will rise sharply] FLOODS HIT CENTRAL REGION [floods affected the region tonight as heavy rain continued] [cite: 1]. D. Business English Some collocations are characteristic of business English. to submit a tender [present a document offering to do a job and stating the price] to raise capital [get mone...