相信大家都知道informal同 formal writing係有好大嘅分別，喺formal writing嘅時候，我哋需要特別注意措辭同語氣。今次Wall Street English就教大家十個 formal vocab ，等大家知道兩者嘅分別，下次再寫report、essay或者business email就唔怕用錯字眼啦。
1. Ask → Enquire 詢問
Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any enquiries.
如果您有任何疑問，請隨時與我聯繫。
2. Ask for → Request 請求
I am writing to request sponsorship from your company for the event.
我寫信請求貴公司為這次活動提供贊助。
3. Help → Assist 幫助
Please do not hesitate to contact us if we could be of further assistance.
如果我們可以提供進一步的幫助，請隨時與我們聯繫。
4. Start → Commence 開始
To commence with, the number of registered users has been spiraling since June.
首先，註冊用戶的數量從 6 月份開始暴升。
5. End → Terminate 停止
I am writing to inform you of our decision to terminate the contract.
我寫信通知你我們決定終止合同。
6. Try → Endeavor 嘗試
In spite of our greatest endeavors, the problem remains insolvable.
儘管我們盡了最大的努力，但問題仍然無法解決。
7. Get → Obtain 獲得
He failed to obtain permission to switch his position.
他未能獲得轉任的許可。
8. Keep → Reserve 保留
Please reserve the date for the meeting.
請保留會議日期。
9. Thanks → Gratitude 謝意
We would like to express our greatest gratitude for the assistance in advance.
我們謹對事先的援助表示最深切的感謝。
10. Say sorry → apologize 道歉
We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience the event may have caused you.
對於該事件給您帶來的不便，我們深表歉意。
學好以上十個嘅常見formal用字，以後再遇到formal writing就唔洗驚啦！
想知自己英文有幾好，仲可以試下下面嘅小測驗~
