A8: A Question from a Student

An incoming email from a student this week:

I was just choosing the writing for next week when a doubt came up to my mind, how many kind of writings are there? A contribution to a leaflet, an essay, an article, a report, a letter, a review, any else?

Our reply:

Roughly (and from memory!) -

Review, proposal/report, contribution, information sheet/leaflet, competition entry, formal email/letter, essay

Some of those overlap, and some are not precisely defined. "Competition Entry" in particular seems to offer lots of flexibility in format, it's the functions, formality and vocabulary that seem to be the key there.

One other: Informal email could be in the list as some of the questions (Compeition Entry, perhaps for obe) could be answered with one, depending on the formality implied or asked for in the question.

And for anyone else in doubt:

Use this blogspot post to check and we'd strongly recommen a tutorial if you're still in doubt.

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