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Academic writing is used for research projects and papers and uses formal, objective language without contractions and always includes citations and references. Non-academic writing is more informal and can include contractions, slang, and usually does not require citations for sources. The document outlines the key differences between academic and non-academic styles of writing.

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Projects Ss

Academic writing is used for research projects and papers and uses formal, objective language without contractions and always includes citations and references. Non-academic writing is more informal and can include contractions, slang, and usually does not require citations for sources. The document outlines the key differences between academic and non-academic styles of writing.

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ACADEMIC

TEXT
Academic writing is used in
research projects, conference
papers, essays, abstracts,
reports, etc.
Uses formal objective,
concise language
Does not use contractions
Always uses referencing and
citations
NON –
ACADEMIC
TEXT
General writing is used in
letters, emails, newspaper
articles, diary and journal
entries, etc.
Uses informal, semi-formal
language
Can use contractions
Can use slang
Does not usually use
referencing and citations
Does not use slang

VS. Reading

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