FORMAL AND INFORMAL ENGLISH 1

                                                                     VERBS                

FORMAL ENGLISH: We use it when writing essays for school, high school, cover letters to apply for jobs, or emails and letters at work.

INFORMA ENGLISH: We use it with friends, children, and relatives.
The following list will help you to recognize the informal and formal ways of saying the same thing. 

VERBS 
Informal / Formal

say sorry / apologize, apologise
go up / increase
go down / decrease
set up / establish
look at / examine
find out / discover
put off / postpone, delay
make up / fabricate
find out / discover, ascertain
leave out / omit
point out / indicate
go against / oppose
get in touch with / contact
It’s about It concerns / It’s in regards to
need to / required
think about / consider
get / obtain
put up / tolerate
deal with / handle
seem / appear
show / demonstrate, illustrate, portray
get on someone’s nerves / bother
ring up / call
show up / arrive
let / permit