Avoid abbreviated words

Formal Voice: Full Article

Table of Contents

1.        Formal Writing Voice

2.       Do not use first-person pronouns

3.       Avoid addressing readers as "you."

4.       Avoid the use of contractions

5.       Avoid Colloquialism and Slang

6.       Inaccurate Word Choice: Non-Standard

7.       Avoid abbreviated words

8.      AVOID overuse of short and simple sentences

9.       Final Comments

7. Avoid abbreviated versions of words.

For example, instead of writing

"photo,"

"phone," and

"TV,"

write

"photograph,"

"telephone," and

"television."

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