informal communication

collocation in English

meaningsofinformalandcommunication

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informal
adjective
uk
/ɪnˈfɔː.məl/us
/ɪnˈfɔːr.məl/
not formal ...
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communication
noun
uk
/kəˌmjuː.nɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/us
/kəˌmjuː.nəˈkeɪ.ʃən/
the act of communicating ...
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(Definition ofinformalandcommunicationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Attributes such asinformalcommunicationand notification and resolution of problems (what might be regarded as 'firefighting' attributes) were highly valued.
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One result of this is that advertising texts have become "informalized," taking on the characteristics ofinformalcommunication.
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A number of countries subsequently developed such monitoring programmes and maintainedinformalcommunicationlinks.
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Theinformalcommunicationnetwork : factors influencing grapevine activity.
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The artifacts can beinformalcommunicationsupport elements (sketches, annotations, presentation slides) or even input documents submitted before the meeting.
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Debugging and problem handling are generally carried out throughinformalcommunication, as the size of the teams is generally suitable for this approach.
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Thus, horizontal andinformalcommunicationbecomes more important again, rather than hierarchical positions and vertical communication.
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Some instances of semantic, morphosyntactic, semantico-syntactic, and0or pragmatic transference have lost their "ethnic" coloring and are perceived as somewhat ironic or casual, but perfectly acceptable ininformalcommunication.
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Use of the diacritic is obligatory in regular spelling, even though spelling with capital letters omits diacritics and lack of diacritics seems increasingly commonly encountered ininformalcommunication.
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It is a period of two months on every occasion which is given precisely for thisinformalcommunicationon any errors which might be in the calculation.
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In local shorthand, 678 is usually written in shorthand forinformalcommunication, such as 6-555-1234 being short for 678-555-1234.
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Formal rules and resources impactinformalcommunicationand discourse.
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Informalcommunicationhas become more important to ensuring the effective conduct of work in modern organizations.
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Applied structuration theory may emphasize community-based approaches, storytelling, rituals, andinformalcommunicationsystems.
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Second, information about performance should flow upwards through management, through both formal andinformalcommunicationchannels, providing objective feedback.
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It is convenient and useful forinformalcommunication.
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In addition,informalcommunicationthrough online chatting or forums can reduce parents anxiety of meeting face-to-face with teachers and/or school officials.
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Informalcommunication, such as texting, instant messaging or a handwritten sticky note, may not bother, but that is because its users usually do not expect it to be formal.
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Harzings spiders weave theinformalcommunicationnetworks so important in connecting far-flung branches, subsidiaries and all strategic partners.
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Giddens theory has been adapted to the field of communication, particularly organizational communication; specifically, how and why structural changes are possible and the duality of formal andinformalcommunication.
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