By Clauses, Formal letter

You wrote these sentences to respond to the original inquiring post: : This is very informal - were you asked to do an informal letter or an essay? Other than that, my main impression is that you haven't really answered the question - only a few words about your impression of the class. I...

It's sometimes called "telegraphic style" - as if you were sending a telegram and paying for each word, you would leave out some words to make it shorter. You might write like this in a diary, or in a very informal letter, especially if almost every sentence would otherwidse begin with "I." In...

Morning, Non Con-- 'Better'? I would probably use the past perfect here if I were writing a thesis, a careful formal letter, or a piece of literature (and I think I would be overconservative in doing so). What would I say if I were talking about my wierd friend, Jack? 'Jack sang in the park...