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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27.1 | 3 | (% style="color:blue" %)**//Starting the letter/Salutation//**(%%) |
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12.1 | 4 | (% class="border" %) |
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26.1 | 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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27.1 | 9 | (% style="color:blue" %)**//Giving an opinion//**(%%) |
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12.1 | 10 | (% class="border" %) |
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26.1 | 11 | |=from the text |=further examples |
| 12 | |…, in my opinion,… |As far as I am concerned, … | ||
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27.1 | 14 | (% style="color:blue" %)**//Ordering//**(%%) |
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12.1 | 15 | (% class="border" %) |
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26.1 | 16 | |=from the text |=further examples |
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23.1 | 17 | |Another important aspect … |Another point worth |
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26.1 | 18 | shedding some light on… |
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27.1 | 20 | (% style="color:blue" %)**//Giving examples//**(%%) |
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12.1 | 21 | (% class="border" %) |
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26.1 | 22 | |=from the text |=further examples |
| 23 | |For example,… |To illustrate this point… | ||
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27.1 | 25 | (% style="color:blue" %)**//Drawing conclusions//**(%%) |
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12.1 | 26 | (% class="border" %) |
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26.1 | 27 | |=from the text |=further examples |
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25.1 | 28 | |To conclude,… |Consequently,… |
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12.1 | 29 | As a consequence,… |
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26.1 | 30 | Thus,… |
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27.1 | 32 | (% style="color:blue" %)**//Ending the letter/Complimentary close//**(%%) |
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12.1 | 33 | (% class="border" %) |
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28.1 | 34 | |=from the text |=further examples |
| 35 | |Yours faithfully,.. |Yours sincerely,… | ||
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23.1 | 36 | Sincerely yours,… |
| 37 | Best regards,… | ||
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12.1 | 38 | Best,… |
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26.1 | 39 | Kind regards,… |
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27.1 | 41 | (% style="color:blue" %)**//Useful phrases/words/collocations//**(%%) |
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12.1 | 42 | (% class="border" %) |
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28.1 | 43 | |=from the text |=further examples |
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12.1 | 44 | |I am writing to… |
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28.1 | 45 | The main reason why… |I am looking forward to hearing |
| 46 | from you soon. | ||
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26.1 | 47 | We look forward to meeting you. |
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18.1 | 50 | (% style="color:red" %)**Email (informal)**(%%) |
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27.1 | 52 | (% style="color:blue" %)**//Starting the Email/Salutation//**(%%) |
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6.1 | 53 | (% class="border" %) |
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26.1 | 54 | |=from the text |=further examples |
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7.1 | 55 | |Hi... |
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26.1 | 56 | How are you doing? |Dear Sophie |
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27.1 | 58 | (% style="color:blue" %)**//Giving an opinion//**(%%) |
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6.1 | 59 | (% class="border" %) |
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26.1 | 60 | |=from the text |=further examples |
| 61 | |In my opinion,… |I think … | ||
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27.1 | 63 | (% style="color:blue" %)**//Ordering//**(%%) |
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6.1 | 64 | (% class="border" %) |
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26.1 | 65 | |=from the text |=further examples |
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8.1 | 66 | |Another strong reason why… |
| 67 | Of course,… | ||
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24.1 | 68 | However,… |First / second / third |
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26.1 | 69 | What’s more,… |
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27.1 | 71 | (% style="color:blue" %)**//Giving examples//**(%%) |
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6.1 | 72 | (% class="border" %) |
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26.1 | 73 | |=from the text |=further examples |
| 74 | |…, for example …, |…like… | ||
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27.1 | 76 | (% style="color:blue" %)**//Drawing conclusions//**(%%) |
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6.1 | 77 | (% class="border" %) |
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26.1 | 78 | |=from the text |=further examples |
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25.1 | 79 | |To sum up,… |On the whole,… |
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26.1 | 80 | All in all,… |
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27.1 | 82 | (% style="color:blue" %)**//Ending the Email/Complimentary close//**(%%) |
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6.1 | 83 | (% class="border" %) |
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26.1 | 84 | |=from the text |=further examples |
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10.1 | 85 | |Take care… |
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26.1 | 86 | …write back soon. |Best regards,… |
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10.1 | 87 | Best,… |
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25.1 | 88 | All the best,… |
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10.1 | 89 | Cordially,… |
| 90 | Love,… | ||
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26.1 | 91 | Warm regards,… |
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