Writing styles

There are two main styles of writing:

Informal: Informal writing is similar to a relaxed spoken conversation. In this style, users use slang words, contractions, unclear phrases and so on. For example, wanna, yeah, a lot, etc,.

Formal: Formal style is less personal and used in academic or professional writing. It usually adds a clear meaning to your writing and uses a sophisticated vocabulary with terms. You should avoid cliches, metaphors and unclear phrases in formal writing. 

Here is a list of things to avoid in formal writing:

Colloquial/slang words

Colloquial words are used in everyday speech that includes figures of speech, slang words, asides and so on. For example, awesome, wanna, kids, yeah, cute, a lot, etc.

Contractions and abbreviations

In formal writing you can replace can't with cannot, doesn't with does not, and so on. 

Phrasal verbs

Phrasal verbs are way too informal to use in your business or academic documents. They can generally be used while speaking or writing an email to a friend. 

Examples:

Formal writing style

Writer's AI assistant Zia helps in improving the writing style of your formal document. 

Zia detects informal writing in your document and suggests appropriate changes to give your document a formal tone. 

To change the informal choice of words in your document,

1. Open the Zia panel by clicking on the button on the top right corner of your screen.
2. Under the Writing Quality section, you can find the suggestions for Informal Writing. You can use these suggestions and change the tone in case you are writing a professional document.