| Formal | Informal |
|---|---|
| 書き言葉 | 話し言葉 |
| in typescript | in manuscript |
| on letterhead | on ordinary paper |
| surname+title | firstname |
| 短縮形なし | 短縮形あり |
| 長い単語 | 短い単語 |
| 大陸 | Africa, Asia |
| 国 | Spain, Poland |
| 市 | Madrid, Sydney |
| 湖 | Lake como |
| 島 | Sicily, Jersey |
| 丘 | Primrose hill |
| 山 | Mt Fuji |
| 通り | Oxford Street |
| 道路 | Camden Road |
| 大洋、海 | the Pacific Ocean |
| 川 | The Thames |
| 山脈 | the Alps, the Himalayas |
| 共和国 | the UK, the USA |
| 合衆国 | the Netherlands, the west Indies |
| Direct Speech | Reported Speech |
|---|---|
| 現在完了形 | 過去完了形 |
| 過去形 | 過去完了形 |
| 現在形 | 過去形 |
| 現在進行形 | 過去進行形 |
| will | would |
| Direct Speech | Reported Speech |
|---|---|
| now | then |
| today | that day |
| tomorrow | the next day |
| this | that |
| here | there |
| ago | before |
| yesterday | the day before |
| I don't know | where | he | lives |
| I can't remember | what time | the bus | arrives |
| I'll ask | What | his name | is |
| I've no idea | why | she | left |
| I wonder | how much money | they | 've got |