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*'''Equal Register.''' This is the register you would use with friends, acquaintances, colleagues, and others you interact with regularly who do not fall into any of the other registers. | *'''Equal Register.''' This is the register you would use with friends, acquaintances, colleagues, and others you interact with regularly who do not fall into any of the other registers. | ||
*'''Family Register.''' This is similar to that of Equal, but it has the additional connotation that the speakers are related to one another. This is the register for cousins, siblings, and sometimes other family members such as aunts, uncles, or other non-nuclear relations. | *'''Family Register.''' This is similar to that of Equal, but it has the additional connotation that the speakers are related to one another. This is the register for cousins, siblings, and sometimes other family members such as aunts, uncles, or other non-nuclear relations. | ||
*'''Stranger Register.''' The third register is the default for most day-to-day interaction. This is also known as the Neutral Register, as it may be seen as slightly formal. This register is used with anyone you don’t know well. Many workplaces also maintain a neutral register for professional interactions in | *'''Stranger Register.''' The third register is the default for most day-to-day interaction. This is also known as the Neutral Register, as it may be seen as slightly formal. This register is used with anyone you don’t know well. Many workplaces also maintain a neutral register for professional interactions in situations where the Equal register may otherwise be used. | ||
*'''Teacher Register.''' The fourth register is used explicitly for addressing a teacher, parent, or mentor. Situationally, this may also be the assumed register for addressing family elders. | *'''Teacher Register.''' The fourth register is used explicitly for addressing a teacher, parent, or mentor. Situationally, this may also be the assumed register for addressing family elders. | ||
*'''Child Register.''' The fifth and final register is the inverse of the Teacher register: It is how parents address their children, and how teachers address students. | *'''Child Register.''' The fifth and final register is the inverse of the Teacher register: It is how parents address their children, and how teachers address students. | ||