Acceptable Language in Essays

bobert12310
Thu, 20 Aug 2015 23:53:34 +0000

So, I’ve been hearing from everyone that you should strive to not to be overly formal/not sound like a complete try hard in your essays, which makes sense-- my bigger question is what the lower limit is on how colloquial your tone of voice can be. For instance, I’m thinking of self-deprecating a little bit and talking about how my friends call me a huge nerd (this is an essay about intellectual curiosity, lol)-- is it ok for me to say a “word” like “nerdiness” to convey my point? Also, just in general, how casual should you be in your essays?