Questions about writing letters.
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Kind regards or cheers? [closed]
An email conversation started with kind regards at the end and after some emails it "evolved" to a more informal cheers.
At this point, the other person should still use kind regards to show respect ...
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Second Follow up letter after quotation [closed]
I need a sample follow after letter after quotation. Everything is good but the cleint didn't get back to me, so thinking of sending a second follow up.
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Which form of address in motivation letter? [duplicate]
I am writing a motivation letter for a university in London, and I wanted to know which form of address is common?
Dear Sir or Madam
To whom it may concern
Thanks in advance.
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Review of letter of motivation [closed]
I'm an austrian student who is applying for an international study programme in London. Therefore I have to write a letter of motivation. English is not my first language so I'm afraid that I have ...
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Dear Professor vs. Dear Professor Lastname [closed]
I always open letters to my supervisor (at a British university) "Dear Professor Lastname".
Can I just write "Dear Professor" and omit the last name? Would it be better or worse than "Dear Professor ...
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Which is correct position to write subject in formal letter - before greeting or after greeting?
In most cases I see the heading is usually placed after the greeting (but before the body); but in some cases it is before the greeting. Which is the right way for formal letters?
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Short expression for “If you are not 100% convinced yet, this last thing will seal the deal”
I'm writing a LinkedIn recommendation for a colleague of mine. I praised his abilities far and wide; now I would like to throw in one last (ironic and informal) punch line to top it all off.
Here is ...
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Is it appropriate to add a postscript to an email?
Wikipedia says:
A postscript may be a sentence, a paragraph, or occasionally many paragraphs added to, often hastily and incidentally, after the signature of a letter or (sometimes) the main body ...
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Greetings when replying to the other party's response
Writing formal emails, When I reply to the other party's email, how should I start my e-mail?
Starting the email for the first time, I'd say Dear XXX. But should I say it again when I write to them ...
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Proper apostrophe usage? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What is the proper way to write the plural of a single letter? (another apostrophe question)
Plurals of acronyms, letters, numbers — use an apostrophe or not?
Take for ...
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Can I say “let me not speak about that matter”?
I was writing a letter and wanted to say let's not talk about something. I wanted to know if I can say "let me not to speak about that matter". Or I need to omit the "to" because of the verb let.
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How to address letter to a company [closed]
I want to send a letter to a company (specifically Microsoft). I've read some things that say one should write "To whom it may concern". I really don't like this; it sounds pretentious. Other sources ...
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Is it acceptable to use “Much Appreciated” as the closing for a letter or email?
When I send an email requesting assistance from someone, I am tempted to close the email with the phrase “Much Appreciated”. Is it acceptable to use that phrase outside of a sentence?
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Sincerely [comma?] name [duplicate]
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Should you use a comma/period after “Thanks”/“Regards” in email signatures?
I see answers on how to end a letter putting a comma after for example sincerely, like:
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Salutation punctuation: is “Hi!,” okay? [closed]
A friend of mine uses both an exclamation mark and a comma in his letter salutations, like so:
Hi George!,
I have never seen this before, and was wondering if it's grammatically kosher. ...
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Etiquette of using the wrong sign-off in a formal letter? [closed]
I just sent a formal business correspondence to a company via email. The letter starts with "To Whom It May Concern", but I rather clumsily used the wrong sign-off (Yours sincerely). How much of a ...
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Apartment number before or after house number and street [closed]
When writing an address, I wonder which comes first, the apartment number, or the house number and street name? Thanks!
For example:
1234 Charles ST APT A
Hollywood, CA 54321
or
APT A, ...
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Is it acceptable to write “Best Regards” with a capital “R” and not followed by a comma? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicates:
'Thanks and Regards,' or 'Thanks and regards,'?
Should you use a comma/period after "Thanks"/"Regards" in email signatures?
In my ...
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Letter opening with name only--what does it convey?
I sometimes get emails (e.g. from professional contacts or people I don't know well) which simply start with
FirstName,
[ ... letter body ... ]
They don't use "Dear FirstName," or "Hello ...
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What is the name of this line in a letter . e.g we have subject etc? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Is it appropriate to use the salutation “Dear All” in a work email?
Dear Mr.Dandy Rabbit, <----------------- What is the name of this line
I ...
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How to address a letter to a Ph.D.? [closed]
I'd like to write a letter to someone that has a Ph.D.
What is the most correct way of addressing to that person?
- Dear Mr. [Name]
- Dear Mr. [Name], Ph.D.,
- ...something else...
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Is there an equivalent of p.p. for non-signed printed letters? [closed]
When signing a letter on behalf of a colleague the convention would be to write:
My signature
p.p. Their Name
However I am currently in the position where a document will go unsigned but I ...
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Unremitting salutation
Even though I am all in favor of salutations and complimentary closes, when exchanging more than a couple of mails with the same person, I feel that starting yet another reply with Dear Mr. Smith gets ...
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Punctuation after valediction [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Should you use a comma/period after “Thanks”/“Regards” in email signatures?
When writing a letter, do we put a comma or a period after the ...
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How to end a letter beginning with “To whom it may concern”
How should one end - ie, sign-off - a letter that begins with "To whom it may concern"?
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end of the e-mail “warm wishes” [closed]
I have received an e-mail form a recruiter regarding a conference.
Warm wishes,
Jane Doe, Recruiter
Isn't it too personal for an e-mail with business connotation?
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What was the original purpose and origin of complimentary closes? [closed]
Emails and letters commonly end with a closing phrase such as
Yours faithfully,
Jonny McJoe
...but I never understood the reason why such a thing would come up in the first place.
Maybe it's ...
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What term is used for the closing of a letter?
Salutation is the term used to describe the beginning of a letter or other correspondence. What is the term used for the closing of a letter? Here are some examples: Yours truly, Sincerely, Best ...
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Posting a letter and sending it via e-mail
I am sending a formal letter to a recipient by registered post and e-mail.
Is it convention to include within the e-mail/PDF such text like: "As sent via post on " or something similar to inform the ...
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Starting a cover letter with “By this letter,…”: correct?
In a cover letter (for a job application), is it correct to start the letter with "By this letter,…" (and then introduce the purpose of the letter)? this sounds a little strange to me, but there are ...
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What is the correct way to greet a specific person when only their business title is known?
I need to write a letter to a specific person, who I only know by title. I do not know their name or gender.
I can think of a couple ways to greet this individual in a letter, however I can not ...
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“Dear Professor” vs “Dear Mr”: differences between British and American usage
In British English, is it acceptable to address a professor as "Dear Professor X" when writing a formal or informal letter? Does it sound natural?
Why I am asking this question:
I was looking ...
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What does the “yours” in “yours sincerely” mean?
"Yours" is usually a possessive pronoun with an implicit noun. What is the implicit noun in the case of "yours sincerely"?
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What do you call a letter saying that you are amenable of a request?
I am writing a letter to express my acceptance of a request from my employer. Their request is for me to stay longer in the company because the supposed effectivity of my resignation is 30 days from ...
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What is the best way to express interest in a job in a cover letter?
It is for a cover letter, where I want to express my interest in the position and also to indicate that my profile matches the requirement.
I find the proposed job interesting and matched by my ...
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Is it “Yours faithfully” or “Yours sincerely”?
When should one sign a letter with "Yours faithfully" or "Yours sincerely"?
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Is it wrong to use “All” when there are only two?
If there are two of something, can you say "all of" instead of "both of"?
For example, if an email is addressed to two people, and you start off with:
All,
This is to inform you, etc., etc.
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Should I capitalize the starting sentence after a greeting that ends in a comma (e.g. “Hello,”)?
Should I open the starting sentence after comma in adressing "Hi," ("Hello,") with capital letter?
Hi, Xxxl, Dear Xxx L,
let me ...
vs.
Dear Xxx L,
Let me ...
In Russian it ...
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When did the valediction 'best regards' come into use?
Best regards seems to be quite a popular valediction used in business emails, along with variants kind regards, or just regards.
The spoken expression "give him my regards" would appear to be a ...
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Is there a name for the final section of a letter?
When writing a letter it typically starts out "Dear..." and then has the content, then before you sign it you might have a formal or informal (depending on who you're writing to) sign off, for ...
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Does it sound weird to say “ I hope I can be of any use (help) to you” in a cover letter?
Which one is better? Are they acceptable or do they sound weird in English?
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Use of conjuncts in formal communication via email, letters etc
How much should we use the conjuncts (words like besides, however, nevertheless, otherwise, so, therefore, still, yet, though) in formally communicating via email, verbally etc?
Any suggestions in ...
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Expressing contentment about receiving a letter
Someone wrote to me. I'm writing him back. I want to say, in formal speech, that I'm glad that he wrote to me. How do I do that? I guess I can just say "I'm glad to hear from you" but maybe you could ...
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Is “I am writing to inform you” awkward or outdated?
I was writing an email, and I started off with
I am writing to inform you of certain errors...
However, is this use outdated or awkward in emails (assuming that I don't know the recipient)? What ...
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How to express a group suggestion? “I would like for us all to …”
I am writing an email to my work colleagues regarding a current project. I am the lead for the project, and also one of the workers. I want to describe an activity that I think the whole group should ...
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How does a signature develop?
In English, unlike in many other languages, signatures are typically very different from ordinary handwriting. A signature will often display all kinds of wild flourishes and elision of forms and what ...
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Word for descriptive complimentary closes in letters
I've tasked myself with writing more letters (of the dead tree variety); because of this, I was intrigued by a certain take on complimentary closes, whilst enjoying a re-read of Dracula:
Your loving
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What is the best salutation to use in cover letter when I don't have contact information?
I prepare to write a cover letter to several banks. The application is online and I need to submit it to each employer.
So how could I write in the salutation of the cover letter. I don't have the ...
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“Dear Sir or Madam” versus “To whom it may concern”
When is it appropriate to use the terms Dear Sir or Madam and To whom it may concern? The rules I was taught state that Dear Sir or Madam should be used when you're writing a letter to a person about ...
