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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| 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//** | ||
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| 16 | |=from the text |=further examples | ||
| 17 | |Another important aspect … |Another point worth shedding some light on… | ||
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| 19 | **//Giving examples//** | ||
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| 21 | |=from the text |=further examples | ||
| 22 | |For example,… |To illustrate this point… | ||
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| 24 | **//Drawing conclusions//** | ||
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| 26 | |=from the text |=further examples | ||
| 27 | |To conclude,… |Consequently,… | ||
| 28 | As a consequence,… | ||
| 29 | Thus,… | ||
| 30 | |||
| 31 | **//Ending the letter/Complimentary close//** | ||
| 32 | (% class="border" %) | ||
| 33 | |=from the text |=further examples | ||
| 34 | |Yours faithfully,.. |Yours sincerely,… | ||
| 35 | Sincerely yours,… | ||
| 36 | Best regards,… | ||
| 37 | Best,… | ||
| 38 | Kind regards,… | ||
| 39 | |||
| 40 | **//Useful phrases/words/collocations//** | ||
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| 42 | |=from the text |=further examples | ||
| 43 | |I am writing to… | ||
| 44 | The main reason why… |I am looking forward to hearing from you soon. | ||
| 45 | We look forward to meeting you. | ||
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| 48 | //**Email (informal)**// | ||
| 49 | |||
| 50 | **//Starting the Email/Salutation//** | ||
| 51 | (% class="border" %) | ||
| 52 | |=from the text |=further examples | ||
| 53 | |Hi... | ||
| 54 | How are you doing? |Dear Sophie | ||
| 55 | |||
| 56 | **//Giving an opinion//** | ||
| 57 | (% class="border" %) | ||
| 58 | |=from the text|=further examples | ||
| 59 | |In my opinion,…|I think … | ||
| 60 | |||
| 61 | **//Ordering//** | ||
| 62 | (% class="border" %) | ||
| 63 | |=from the text |=further examples | ||
| 64 | |Another strong reason why… | ||
| 65 | Of course,… | ||
| 66 | However,… |First / second / third What’s more,… | ||
| 67 | |||
| 68 | **//Giving examples//** | ||
| 69 | (% class="border" %) | ||
| 70 | |=from the text |=further examples | ||
| 71 | |…, for example …, |…like… | ||
| 72 | |||
| 73 | **//Drawing conclusions//** | ||
| 74 | (% class="border" %) | ||
| 75 | |=from the text |=further examples | ||
| 76 | |To sum up,… |On the whole,... | ||
| 77 | All in all,... | ||
| 78 | |||
| 79 | **//Ending the Email/Complimentary close//** | ||
| 80 | (% class="border" %) | ||
| 81 | |=from the text |=further examples | ||
| 82 | |Take care… | ||
| 83 | …write back soon. |Best regards,… | ||
| 84 | Best,… | ||
| 85 | All the best,… | ||
| 86 | Cordially,… | ||
| 87 | Love,… | ||
| 88 | Warm regards,… |
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