: What are the names of the different levels of English? In a recent discussion regarding software manuals, we came across the issue of different styles of writing / speaking in English. I am

In a recent discussion regarding software manuals, we came across the issue of different styles of writing / speaking in English. I am having a hard time finding a list of the different styles, such as vernacular, slang, old-fashioned, the type of talk one would use with a professor, and such.

What is the name of the preferred writing style for software manuals, and where might one find a list of the different styles?

Thanks.

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What is the name of the preferred writing style for software manuals,
and where might one find a list of the different styles?

Software manual authorship falls under technical writing. Business correspondence is an example of formal writing, and a letter to your grandma is an example of casual writing.

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