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Very recently, a Magoosher asked me a very good question: can you make jokes in TOEFL Writing or Speaking? First off, it’s important to remember that joking is very informal. The TOEFL measures your abilities in academic English, which is more formal. So if you are heavy on the jokes, you may lose points for […]https://magoosh.com/toefl/files/2016/09/Facebook-SEO-Default.png1200628