English Stylistics. Стилистика английского языка

I got (= received) a letter today; Where did you get (= buy) those shoes?; We don't get (= have) much rain here in summer, I got (= caught) flu' last month; We got (= took) the six-o'clock train from London; I got into (= entered) the house easily; Where has my pen got to (= disappeared)?; We got (= arrived) home late; Get (=put) your hat on!; I can't get (= fit) into my old jeans; Get (= throw) the cat out of the house!; I'll get (= punish) you, just you wait!; We got (= passed) through the customs without any checking; I've got up to (= reached) the last chapter of the book; I'll get (= fetch) the children from school; It's getting (= becoming) dark; He got (= was) robbed in the street at night; I got (= caused) him to help me with the work; I got the radio working at last (= brought it to the state of working); Wi11 you get (= give, bring) the children their supper tonight?; I didn't get (= hear) what you said; You got (= understood) my answer wrong; I wanted to speak to the director, but only got (= managed to speak) to his secretary; Will you get (= answer) the phone?; Can you get (= tune in) to London on your radio?

There are phrases and constructions typical of colloquial type: What's up?(= What has happened); so-so (= not especially good); nothing much/nothing to write home about (= nothing of importance); How are you doing? (= How are things with you?); Sorry? Pardon? (= Please, repeat, I didn't hear you); Not to worry! (= there is nothing to worry about); No problem! (= This can easily be done); See you (= Good-bye); Me too/neither (= So/neither do I), etc.

In grammar there may be: a) the use of shortened variants of word-forms, e.g. isn't, can't; there's; I'd say; he'd, I've done (= would have done); Yaa (= Yes); b) the use of elliptical (incomplete) sentences – I did; (Where's he?) – At home; Like it? (= Do you/Did you like it?) – Not too much (= I don't like it too much); (Shall I open it?) – Don't!; May I? (= May I ask a question/do this?).

The syntax of colloquial speech is also characterized by the preferable use of simple sentences or by asyndetic connection (= absence of conjunctions, бессоюзная связь) between the parts of composite sentences or between separate sentences. Complex constructions with non-finite forms are rarely used. Note the neutral style in the following extract:

When I saw him there, I asked him, 'Where are you going?', but he started running away from me. I followed him. When he turned round the corner, I also turned round it after him, but then noticed that he was not there. I could not imagine where he was...

and the possible more colloquial version of the same:

I saw him there, I say 'Where' ye going?' He runs off, I run after him. He turns the corner, me too. He isn't there. Where's he now? I can't think.... (note also the rather frequent change from the Past tense to the Present, in addition to the absence of conjunctions or other syntactic means of connection). 

Familiar-Colloquial Style and Slang (фамильярно-разговорный стиль, жаргоны)