Does your writing reflect your form of speech?

[Felix 1,363]

So I wasn't really sure how to phrase the question but do you ever find that when you write essays or certain papers that require more professional language you tend to speak differently than when you speak vocally? In other words, when my parents read my papers they often tell me that what I say doesn't sound like me at all. Do you ever have this issue?

[M'aiq the Liar 5,804]

Well, if you have ever communicated with me in person or even via skype (be it text or voice) you will find that the more essay-like language and punctuation I use in conversing on the forums and in more professional writings is far from how I speak in person or in a more releaxed unfettered environment.

[Jennabun 1,579]

Oh yeah. I tend to sound very academic when I write. When I speak vocally, I can talk in professional language if I want, but most of the time I don't want to. I usually only speak in a professional style when I'm explaining concepts to people (the exception being if I'm teaching my 7th graders - they need things explained in kid-friendly language).

 

I think most people's tone changes when they transition from written language to vocal language. People change their tone all the time depending on what the situation calls for. I guess this kind of relates to a pretty common social phenomenon in linguistics called "code switching." People switch between different dialects or different varieties of speech/writing depending on the social situation.

[Ziggy + Angel + Rain 11,303]

My writing vocabulary is superior to my speaking vocabulary.  I've ample time to work out precisely what I want to express when I'm writing, and I'm comparably more comfortable writing than I am speaking.  If I devote too much time to exactly communicating a thought out loud, the moment and opportunity may well have passed.  Not that I'm incapable of putting on airs and vocally flinging my vocabulary someone's way lol, but I'm under the impression that...  People tend to dislike that.  If I resort to that at all it probably occurs within the context of a disagreement.

 

So, in general, my manner of speech is largely dissimilar to my manner of writing.

[Pinkamena-Pills 6,839]

Not really,because if my writing did reflect my form of speech it would be "....... " all the time unfortunately,because i rarely talk. 

[Arylett Charnoa 4,919]

No, not really.

 

When I write, it is the truest form of my words coming directly out from me. Writing is my primary means of communication, honed through years of practice on the internet. I am very eloquent, and very skilled. Each word is carefully chosen for maximum effect. The way the sentence looks, the way it sounds when it is mentally read, all of these things are considered in but an instant in my mind. I can write so quickly and with little thought. It feels natural to me.

 

To contrast, when I open my mouth, it is harder to control what comes out of there due to nervousness. When you have to speak, you have to do it quickly because there's a person looking at you expectantly most of the time. You don't have time to just sit there, think, and gather your thoughts alone. They are waiting. This thought of somebody waiting for me to instantly create material results in lower quality and words that are much more haphazardly chosen. When I speak, I stumble and mispronounce more often than I make typos. I use much more casual language because I need to speak quickly. Also, I am very brisk and only say the bare minimum. Lastly, I curse more, and I am influenced by how others speak.

 

I'm trying to make my speech more reflect my true thoughts and mind, but it still takes lots of practice. Still, I think I have improved over the years.

[Sugoi Kurloz 40]

I think this is because we change in comfort and other situations. Around friends and family its relaxed, outside not so much.

But yeah I have this problem

[Darker 1,351]

Nope. Altough many people can talk in different ways when they want, depending on how you are at any moment.

[Shift 4,272]

When I have to write a big essay, I always make it look as fancy and professional as possible. Otherwise I just put in the effort that is needed to receive an A+ and no more.

[Celtore 2,770]

I have the other problem. I write like I talk. I can write in a professional instructions-like tone, but it doesn't really feel right unless I'm doing some documenting that needs me to be deattached.

[MorningFlash 214]

My speaking is very different to my writing. My speaking tends to be more spontaneous and less thought through while every sentence I write has to be thought out.

[Christmasy Britty 2,553]

oh when I write a paper I write much differently in comparison to how I write on forums and messaging I have more elegance but i'm a lot more rigid in writing for papers because I know i'm being graded on the information that I find than in my actual writing style

[Banul 3,831]

I talk way more formally online than I do offline. When I'm offline, I tend to curse like a sailor and sprinkle the words "dude" and "man" all over my sentences. 

[SparklingSquirrels 21,356]

Definitely not. Here on the forums, I usually say a lot more than I would say in a conversation that I'm using my voice for... and that's probably because I have more time to think about what I want to say.

[Adash 193]

My writing style is a little more formal than my speaking, but it is still simple.

[Invincible 2,092]

Not at all. I never had the ability to word myself perfectly while speaking, but i make up for it by being much more flowing with my writing. Writing things gives me the luxury of time, staying a bit back and checking out what i write before sending it off. This allows me to choose words carefully and get my point across easily.

[Dewdlz 938]

Yes, I tend to write more sophisticated when writing anything in general. When I speak I still do but my shy nature reflects my simplicity of words so it's not as fancy and long.

[Buck Testa 5,505]

My speech pattern resembles a really mellow dude from the hood. I've spent my time in the streets and around that kind of urban dialect so that is what I am comfortable with. People are shocked when I choose to speak articulately when they are used to hearing my more casual speech pattern, however my bosses are used to my more formal way of speaking. 

[NotoriousSMALL 1,984]

No it doesn't, I'm far more articulate in my writing than in my regular speech, but half of the time I talk it's me making jokes or puns.

[CuriousPony 157]

I write the way I talk, usually. Sometimes I get a little more polite, but I prefer to sound the way I would were you talking to me. 

 

*shrugs* I feel like if I'm writing formally, I'm not really being me. 

 

I get more formal with essays if I have to, but if I don't, you better believe I'll be writing in my own voice. It's much more fun, and real. 

[Haruhi-chan 486]

I have a hard time with social skills, so my dialogue comes out as flat and boring. :/ I can't really improve on this until I learn how to socialize either, which isn't easy as an autistic person. D:

[Omega Centauri 317]

I've always typed more formally than I spoke.

[碇 シンジン 27,433]

Not at all when I type I consciously  try to avoid patterns that I use when speaking because i want to separate who i am online from who i am offline. this makes it quite hard for me to type my own language as it is quite emotionally taxing.

[Dreambiscuit 10,173]

It depends on what I'm writing. If I'm trying to sound professional I use my professional writing voice. But when I'm just kickin' back and being me I absotootely use my own mannerisms. For creative writing I sort of mix the two and make it professional but with a light and casual touch.

[ThunderCrush 1,850]

When writing academically, my writing is nothing like how I talk. When it comes to fanfiction or writing fiction in general, then you will find similar speech(usually when two characters are talking) to what I use every day. I guess it also has to do with my mood at the time of writing. If I'm not particularly happy or something of the sort, then my writing with sound lifeless or choppy.