1: Jack 2: Layton
1: Biking?(omission taking out most of the question)
2:Mmhmm. Usual. (homophone the mmhmm is saying that this is a regular question with the usual answer as yes.) (Ommision at usual as the other person knows what usual means.)
1: 8:45? 8;40? (Exact times in formal writing to get specific times. Used to get exact information.)
2: 15. Imma b there usual. Actually 25? (Very informal language for efficiency. Real time amendment as it is easier to not delete the message, as you would do in formal writing.)
1: School starts at 8:55 tho. Why so early (some ommision and another homophone ‘tho’ just used for efficiency)
2: Ball. (Lots of ommision but understandable by the other reader.)
2. Hang out. (More ommision.)
2. Chill (more ommision. In a list to state things that the first speaker might do.)
1: Fair enough. I’ll meet you at 8.25 then (very formal language again used to get a specific time)
2: *thumbs up emoji* (emoji used to convey what the second speaker is thinking, would actually give a thumbs up in real life)
1: Surely make it 8:30 (amendment of time. Slightly informal but the purpose of this statement is not to get an exact time but just to delay the event)
2: Y na im about 2 head out rn. Putting my shoes on. (Very informal. Not getting anything exact just saying no with some reason)
1: I’ll meet you there at roundabout nearly done. (Slightly formal but again not specifying anything exact so formal language is not needed here.
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Formal and informal language can be used in one conversation and happened in the text conversation. Formal language is used when it is more impersonal and distant. However, in the text conversation, it is used to convey specific and exact information to the other person. The text before it is mainly very informal as the two people are good friends and know each other well. When the discussion moves to times it needs to be exact and so the conversation transitions into formal language to get a specific and exact time. Speaker 1 says ‘Fair enough. I’ll meet you at 8:25 then.’ This is very formal language to make sure that the time is correct to meet exactly on time, as they cannot communicate closer to the time because they are biking. The conversation transferred from informal language to formal to convey specific information.