Monday, September 13, 2010

Folk

As I read “Chapter IV: Misused Words and Expressions” of The Elements of Style, I encountered the word folk, which I always hear on the radio. According to the book, folk is a collective noun that is equivalent to people. Folks, in the sense of “parents”, “family”,”those present”, is colloquial and too folksy for formal writing.

1 comments:

shemy said...

I didn't find any error.

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