Changes for page Useful words and phrases letter/email writing
Last modified by Martina Wagner on 2026/07/20 08:07
From version 20.1
edited by Martina Wagner
on 2026/06/19 12:22
on 2026/06/19 12:22
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To version 13.1
edited by Eva-Maria Schindler
on 2026/04/27 17:31
on 2026/04/27 17:31
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... ... @@ -1,85 +1,94 @@ 1 - (% style="color:red" %)**Letter (formal)**(%%)1 +**Letter (formal)**// 2 2 3 3 **//Starting the letter/Salutation//** 4 4 (% class="border" %) 5 -|=from the text 6 -|Dear Sir or Madam, 5 +|=from the text|=further examples 6 +|Dear Sir or Madam, |Dear Mr / Mrs / Ms, 7 7 To whom it/this may concern, 8 8 9 9 **//Giving an opinion//** 10 10 (% class="border" %) 11 -|=from the text 12 -|…, in my opinion,… 11 +|=from the text|=further examples 12 +|…, in my opinion,…|As far as I am concerned, … 13 13 14 14 **//Ordering//** 15 15 (% class="border" %) 16 -|=from the text |=further examples 17 -|Another important aspect … |Another point worth shedding some light on… 16 +|=from the text|=further examples 17 +|Another important aspect … 18 + |Another point worth shedding some light on… 18 18 20 + 19 19 **//Giving examples//** 20 20 (% class="border" %) 21 -|=from the text 22 -|For example,… 23 +|=from the text|=further examples 24 +|For example,… |To illustrate this point… 23 23 24 24 **//Drawing conclusions//** 25 25 (% class="border" %) 26 -|=from the text 27 -|To conclude,… 28 +|=from the text|=further examples 29 +|To conclude,… |Consequently,… 28 28 As a consequence,… 29 29 Thus,… 30 30 31 31 **//Ending the letter/Complimentary close//** 32 32 (% class="border" %) 33 -|=from the text 34 -|Yours faithfully,.. 35 -Sincerely yours,… 36 -Best regards,… 35 +|=from the text|=further examples 36 +|Yours faithfully,..|Yours sincerely,… 37 +Sincerely yours,… 38 +Best regards,… 37 37 Best,… 38 38 Kind regards,… 39 39 40 40 **//Useful phrases/words/collocations//** 41 41 (% class="border" %) 42 -|=from the text 44 +|=from the text|=further examples 43 43 |I am writing to… 44 -The main reason why… |I am looking forward to hearing from you soon. We look forward to meeting you. 46 +The main reason why… 47 +|I am looking forward to hearing from you soon. 48 +We look forward to meeting you. 45 45 46 46 47 - (% style="color:red" %)**Email (informal)**(%%)51 +**Email (informal)**// 48 48 49 49 **//Starting the Email/Salutation//** 50 50 (% class="border" %) 51 -|=from the text 55 +|=from the text|=further examples 52 52 |Hi... 53 -How are you doing? 57 +How are you doing?|Dear Sophie 54 54 59 + 55 55 **//Giving an opinion//** 56 56 (% class="border" %) 57 -|=from the text 58 -|In my opinion,… 62 +|=from the text|=further examples 63 +|In my opinion,…|I think … 59 59 60 60 **//Ordering//** 61 61 (% class="border" %) 62 -|=from the text 67 +|=from the text|=further examples 63 63 |Another strong reason why… 64 64 Of course,… 65 -However,… |First / second / third What’s more,… 70 +However,… 71 + |First / second / third 72 +What’s more,… 66 66 74 + 67 67 **//Giving examples//** 68 68 (% class="border" %) 69 -|=from the text 70 -|…, for example …, 77 +|=from the text|=further examples 78 +|…, for example …, |…like… 71 71 72 72 **//Drawing conclusions//** 73 73 (% class="border" %) 74 -|=from the text 75 -|To sum up,… 82 +|=from the text|=further examples 83 +|To sum up,… |On the whole,... 76 76 All in all,... 77 77 86 + 78 78 **//Ending the Email/Complimentary close//** 79 79 (% class="border" %) 80 -|=from the text 89 +|=from the text|=further examples 81 81 |Take care… 82 -…write back soon. 91 +…write back soon.|Best regards,… 83 83 Best,… 84 84 All the best,… 85 85 Cordially,…
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