: Re: Do you have to write in the tone of ordinary speech? Must writing always be done in the tone/style of ordinary contemporary speech? For example, some people might say that the conjunction "for"

No one actually writes exactly as they speak, it would be practically unreadable with all the "ums" and pauses, and non verbal communication. So, what we put on the page is always a stand-in for the spoken word anyway. It's also the case that people speak in many different registers, so there's no one set "tone of ordinary speech."

Given that, I think it's generally acceptable to write in ways that may be quite distinct from ordinary conversation. HOWEVER, you never want the way you express yourself to take all the attention. Writing is always aimed at some larger goal, and if people are distracted from that by odd or archaic word choices, that's a bad thing.

If you can use the conjunctive "for" in a way that isn't jarring or confusing, and that serves your writer's goals, then go for it. But I would counsel caution, for it would be a great pity for your writing to be dismissed merely because of your word choices.

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