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Believer  #235947  Wed, 14 Jun 06 10:37 AM

I found this sentence from a post here and want to ask you what the word means. I hope I got it word for word.

Kind of and sort of are expressions from a very relaxed and informal register of English.

I frequently see the word "registry," can you tell me what it is in terms of how it can be used in the English language. 

  
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LanguageLover  #235959  Wed, 14 Jun 06 11:24 AM
"Register" here means form.
  
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Manue  #235982  Wed, 14 Jun 06 12:55 PM

Every language use different 'registers' depending on the situation, the people involved, if it is written or spoken....

You can have a formal register (could you, would, if you please, dear sir....), informal register (please, can you, call me...), professional register e.g for a doctor (stetoscope, patient's notes, prescription)...

For example, if I go to the doctor and tell him 'my tummy hurts'  I am using a child register which is not appropriate to the situation, same again if my students great me with 'alright darling', it is not the register I expect them to use to speak to me.

  
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Orpheus  #236051  Wed, 14 Jun 06 04:39 PM

The word you are asking about is register, not registry. Register and registry are two different words.
Register when used in the context of language means the level and style of writing or speech, that is appropriate to the situation it is used in. Register is generally divided into formal and informal.
Take writing for example. A report is written in a formal register whereas a letter to a friend is in an informal register.

  
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