| Formal English | Informal English |
| (1) What did you think of the movie?
(2) Well, it was nothing special. (3) What was your criticism? (4) I thought the ending was terrible. I don't like sad endings. (5) I agree. |
(1) How'd you like the movie? (2) Oh, it was okay. (3) What didn't you like? (4) I thought the ending was the pits. I hate sad endings. (5) Me too. |
| Formal English | Informal English |
| (1) What did you think of the movie?
(2) Well, it was nothing special. (3) What was your criticism? (4) It was difficult for me to imagine John Wayne as a businessman. That ruined the movie for me. (5) That's a good point, but I think John Wayne did a good job. I think it was the script that was bad. |
(1) How'd you like the movie? (2) Oh, it was okay. (3) What didn't you like? (4) It was hard to imagine John Wayne as a businessman. That destroyed the movie for me. (5) That's a good point, but I think John Wayne did a good job. It was the script that was lousy. |