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Characteristics of spoken English

Speaking English is not the same as writing English. The following list contains typical features of oral English including some examples. characteristics contracted forms elision question tags examples Im old. Hes nice. Ive got a sister. gonna, wanna, gimme, loadsa Hes handsome, isnt he? Youll do it, wont you?

ellipsis (to omit parts of the sentence) fillers

Ever seen one? Want to come? Know him?

well, you know, what Im trying to say is

hesitations vague language

hmm, um, erm sort of, kind, of, and so on, or whatever, kind of thing I was likeand then he was like...

other characteristics

Quelle: Florian Dentler