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Dialogue: 0,0:00:03.76,0:00:06.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hi, it's Lisa here from Capstone Editing.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:06.56,0:00:07.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In this video,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:07.37,0:00:09.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'll explain how to improve\Nyour academic
Dialogue: 0,0:00:09.39,0:00:10.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,writing by avoiding
Dialogue: 0,0:00:10.98,0:00:12.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,colloquial language.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:12.29,0:00:14.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Colloquial language is appropriate to
Dialogue: 0,0:00:14.53,0:00:17.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a characteristic of conversational speech
Dialogue: 0,0:00:17.33,0:00:18.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or informal writing.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:19.24,0:00:23.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Academic writing\Nrequires a formal time characterized by
Dialogue: 0,0:00:23.03,0:00:27.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,careful language choices to convey your\Nideas to to readers as precisely
Dialogue: 0,0:00:27.19,0:00:27.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as possible.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:28.34,0:00:32.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Colloquial language, on the other hand,\Ndoesn't satisfy this need
Dialogue: 0,0:00:32.34,0:00:34.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for exactness of expression.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:34.66,0:00:37.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In fact, on the other hand\Nis a great example.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:37.51,0:00:41.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's perfectly acceptable for speech,\Nbut if I saw it in a postgraduate thesis
Dialogue: 0,0:00:41.68,0:00:46.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was editing, I would change it to a more\Nappropriate and formal term like
Dialogue: 0,0:00:46.28,0:00:47.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,—'conversely.'"
Dialogue: 0,0:00:47.54,0:00:50.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Pam Peters, who wrote the Cambridge guide
Dialogue: 0,0:00:50.45,0:00:54.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to Australian English\Nusage, says that "'Colloquial language
Dialogue: 0,0:00:54.10,0:00:57.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,undermines the serious effect you want\Nto have on the reader.'"
Dialogue: 0,0:00:57.35,0:00:59.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She advises\Nthat your writing should not appear
Dialogue: 0,0:00:59.66,0:01:02.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,casual, imprecise, or gloss over details.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:03.08,0:01:08.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, to create the best impression when\Nwriting academically, it's recommended to
Dialogue: 0,0:01:08.09,0:01:12.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,find formal equivalents for any\Ncolloquialisms you might be tempted to
Dialogue: 0,0:01:12.09,0:01:13.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,use.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:13.77,0:01:15.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Okay, so what do you need to avoid?
Dialogue: 0,0:01:16.29,0:01:20.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Some types of colloquial language are\Nobviously inappropriate for use in
Dialogue: 0,0:01:20.57,0:01:25.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,academic writing, such as slang.\NFor example, 'till' instead of 'until.'
Dialogue: 0,0:01:25.36,0:01:27.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And phrases like 'my bad' or 'cool.'
Dialogue: 0,0:01:27.85,0:01:32.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,However, there are some other types of\Ncolloquial language that also need to be
Dialogue: 0,0:01:32.12,0:01:35.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,avoided, that are less obvious.\NWhich I'll explain.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:35.91,0:01:40.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Clichés are a form of colloquial language,\NA cliché is an expression that is an
Dialogue: 0,0:01:40.55,0:01:44.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,expression that has been overused to the\Nextent that it loses its
Dialogue: 0,0:01:44.60,0:01:46.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,original meaning or novelty.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:46.84,0:01:49.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For example,\N'time will tell' and 'as luck
Dialogue: 0,0:01:49.58,0:01:50.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,would have it.'
Dialogue: 0,0:01:51.08,0:01:55.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These expressions are commonly used in\Nspeech, but for formal writing they
Dialogue: 0,0:01:55.08,0:02:00.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,lack both the specificity and meaning\Nrequired to lend accuracy to your writing,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:00.28,0:02:03.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the originality to make\Nyour writing more interesting.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:04.39,0:02:08.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Instead, you could use phrases like\N'become clear over time'
Dialogue: 0,0:02:08.49,0:02:09.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and 'fortunately.'
Dialogue: 0,0:02:10.94,0:02:15.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Idioms also need to be need to be avoided.\NAn idiom is a word or phrase that is not
Dialogue: 0,0:02:15.85,0:02:17.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,taken literally.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:17.64,0:02:21.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Some examples are 'a drop in the ocean'\Nand 'cut to the chase'
Dialogue: 0,0:02:22.03,0:02:25.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These expressions are extremely common\Nin speech,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:25.26,0:02:28.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but they pose important problems\Nin academic writing.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:28.30,0:02:33.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,First, as with clichés, these expressions\Nlack specificity of meaning.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:33.73,0:02:36.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Second, and even more, problematically,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:36.19,0:02:37.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because idioms cannot be
Dialogue: 0,0:02:37.71,0:02:40.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,understood literally, using them risks
Dialogue: 0,0:02:40.34,0:02:44.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,misinterpretation of your meaning by\Nreaders, without the necessary language
Dialogue: 0,0:02:44.76,0:02:45.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,skills.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:47.33,0:02:51.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Fillers also need to be avoided in\Nacademic writing