Question

Which of the following is correct in regard to the use of formal English?
A. In formal business correspondence, it's best keep the language impersonal.
B. Contractions are considered acceptable in any document.
C. In formal English, we use words to say precisely what we mean.
D. Formal English is used more frequently in speaking than in writing.
exam (C.) is correct answer :-)

Answer 1

I would say that both A and C could be correct.
It is indeed best to keep everything objective and impersonal in formal business correspondence, but we also use words to say precisely what we mean.