The colloquial style

The colloquial style appears mainly in oral speech, which separates it from other styles. It has two types. Literary conversation leads in everyday communication: word choice and pronunciation follow literary norms, for example in a talk with a teacher or in an informal meeting. In plain conversation the norms are not strictly observed: dialect units, shortened forms, jargons, evaluative words, interjections, elliptical sentences and free word order are frequent. Because the situation, gestures and intonation complete the meaning, the thought can be said briefly. In writing this style is reflected mostly in dialogues of fiction or in messages.