Wiki source code of Useful words and phrases letter/email writing
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| 1 | **Letter (formal)**// | ||
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| 3 | **//Starting the letter/Salutation//** | ||
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| 5 | |=from the text|=further examples | ||
| 6 | |Dear Sir or Madam, |Dear Mr / Mrs / Ms, | ||
| 7 | To whom it/this may concern, | ||
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| 9 | **//Giving an opinion//** | ||
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| 11 | |=from the text|=further examples | ||
| 12 | |…, in my opinion,…|As far as I am concerned, … | ||
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| 14 | **//Ordering//** | ||
| 15 | (% class="border" %) | ||
| 16 | |=from the text|=further examples | ||
| 17 | |Another important aspect … | ||
| 18 | |Another point worth shedding some light on… | ||
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| 20 | |||
| 21 | **//Giving examples//** | ||
| 22 | (% class="border" %) | ||
| 23 | |=from the text|=further examples | ||
| 24 | |For example,… |To illustrate this point… | ||
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| 26 | **//Drawing conclusions//** | ||
| 27 | (% class="border" %) | ||
| 28 | |=from the text|=further examples | ||
| 29 | |To conclude,… |Consequently,… | ||
| 30 | As a consequence,… | ||
| 31 | Thus,… | ||
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| 33 | **//Ending the letter/Complimentary close//** | ||
| 34 | (% class="border" %) | ||
| 35 | |=from the text|=further examples | ||
| 36 | |Yours faithfully,..|Yours sincerely,… | ||
| 37 | Sincerely yours,… | ||
| 38 | Best regards,… | ||
| 39 | Best,… | ||
| 40 | Kind regards,… | ||
| 41 | |||
| 42 | **//Useful phrases/words/collocations//** | ||
| 43 | (% class="border" %) | ||
| 44 | |=from the text|=further examples | ||
| 45 | |I am writing to… | ||
| 46 | The main reason why… | ||
| 47 | |I am looking forward to hearing from you soon. | ||
| 48 | We look forward to meeting you. | ||
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| 51 | **Email (informal)**// | ||
| 52 | |||
| 53 | **//Starting the Email/Salutation//** | ||
| 54 | (% class="border" %) | ||
| 55 | |=from the text|=further examples | ||
| 56 | |Hi... | ||
| 57 | How are you doing?|Dear Sophie | ||
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| 59 | |||
| 60 | **//Giving an opinion//** | ||
| 61 | (% class="border" %) | ||
| 62 | |=from the text|=further examples | ||
| 63 | |In my opinion,…|I think … | ||
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| 65 | **//Ordering//** | ||
| 66 | (% class="border" %) | ||
| 67 | |=from the text|=further examples | ||
| 68 | |Another strong reason why… | ||
| 69 | Of course,… | ||
| 70 | However,… | ||
| 71 | |First / second / third | ||
| 72 | What’s more,… | ||
| 73 | |||
| 74 | |||
| 75 | **//Giving examples//** | ||
| 76 | (% class="border" %) | ||
| 77 | |=from the text|=further examples | ||
| 78 | |…, for example …, |…like… | ||
| 79 | |||
| 80 | **//Drawing conclusions//** | ||
| 81 | (% class="border" %) | ||
| 82 | |=from the text|=further examples | ||
| 83 | |To sum up,… |On the whole,... | ||
| 84 | All in all,... | ||
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| 87 | **//Ending the Email/Complimentary close//** | ||
| 88 | (% class="border" %) | ||
| 89 | |=from the text|=further examples | ||
| 90 | |Take care… | ||
| 91 | …write back soon.|Best regards,… | ||
| 92 | Best,… | ||
| 93 | All the best,… | ||
| 94 | Cordially,… | ||
| 95 | Love,… | ||
| 96 | Warm regards,… |