Wiki source code of Useful words and phrases letter/email writing
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19.1 | 1 | (% style="color:red" %)**Letter (formal)**(%%) |
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9.1 | 2 | |
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12.1 | 3 | **//Starting the letter/Salutation//** |
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16.1 | 5 | |=from the text |=further examples |
| 6 | |Dear Sir or Madam, |Dear Mr / Mrs / Ms, | ||
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12.1 | 7 | To whom it/this may concern, |
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| 9 | **//Giving an opinion//** | ||
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16.1 | 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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16.1 | 16 | |=from the text |=further examples |
| 17 | |Another important aspect … |Another point worth shedding some light on… | ||
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| 19 | **//Giving examples//** | ||
| 20 | (% class="border" %) | ||
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16.1 | 21 | |=from the text |=further examples |
| 22 | |For example,… |To illustrate this point… | ||
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12.1 | 23 | |
| 24 | **//Drawing conclusions//** | ||
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16.1 | 26 | |=from the text |=further examples |
| 27 | |To conclude,… |Consequently,… | ||
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12.1 | 28 | As a consequence,… |
| 29 | Thus,… | ||
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| 31 | **//Ending the letter/Complimentary close//** | ||
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16.1 | 33 | |=from the text |=further examples |
| 34 | |Yours faithfully,.. |Yours sincerely,… | ||
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12.1 | 35 | Sincerely yours,… |
| 36 | Best regards,… | ||
| 37 | Best,… | ||
| 38 | Kind regards,… | ||
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| 40 | **//Useful phrases/words/collocations//** | ||
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16.1 | 42 | |=from the text |=further examples |
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12.1 | 43 | |I am writing to… |
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16.1 | 44 | The main reason why… |I am looking forward to hearing from you soon. |
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12.1 | 45 | We look forward to meeting you. |
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18.1 | 48 | (% style="color:red" %)**Email (informal)**(%%) |
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12.1 | 49 | |
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10.1 | 50 | **//Starting the Email/Salutation//** |
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6.1 | 51 | (% class="border" %) |
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16.1 | 52 | |=from the text |=further examples |
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7.1 | 53 | |Hi... |
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16.1 | 54 | How are you doing? |Dear Sophie |
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6.1 | 55 | |
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9.1 | 56 | **//Giving an opinion//** |
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6.1 | 57 | (% class="border" %) |
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17.1 | 58 | |=from the text |=further examples |
| 59 | |In my opinion,… |I think … | ||
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6.1 | 60 | |
| 61 | **//Ordering//** | ||
| 62 | (% class="border" %) | ||
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16.1 | 63 | |=from the text |=further examples |
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8.1 | 64 | |Another strong reason why… |
| 65 | Of course,… | ||
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16.1 | 66 | However,… |First / second / third What’s more,… |
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6.1 | 67 | |
| 68 | **//Giving examples//** | ||
| 69 | (% class="border" %) | ||
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16.1 | 70 | |=from the text |=further examples |
| 71 | |…, for example …, |…like… | ||
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6.1 | 72 | |
| 73 | **//Drawing conclusions//** | ||
| 74 | (% class="border" %) | ||
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16.1 | 75 | |=from the text |=further examples |
| 76 | |To sum up,… |On the whole,... | ||
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10.1 | 77 | All in all,... |
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6.1 | 78 | |
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10.1 | 79 | **//Ending the Email/Complimentary close//** |
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6.1 | 80 | (% class="border" %) |
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16.1 | 81 | |=from the text |=further examples |
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10.1 | 82 | |Take care… |
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16.1 | 83 | …write back soon. |Best regards,… |
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10.1 | 84 | Best,… |
| 85 | All the best,… | ||
| 86 | Cordially,… | ||
| 87 | Love,… | ||
| 88 | Warm regards,… | ||
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