Wiki source code of Useful words and phrases letter/email writing
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12.1 | 1 | **Letter (formal)**// |
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12.1 | 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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| 17 | |Another important aspect … | ||
| 18 | |Another point worth shedding some light on… | ||
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| 21 | **//Giving examples//** | ||
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| 24 | |For example,… |To illustrate this point… | ||
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| 26 | **//Drawing conclusions//** | ||
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| 29 | |To conclude,… |Consequently,… | ||
| 30 | As a consequence,… | ||
| 31 | Thus,… | ||
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| 33 | **//Ending the letter/Complimentary close//** | ||
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| 36 | |Yours faithfully,..|Yours sincerely,… | ||
| 37 | Sincerely yours,… | ||
| 38 | Best regards,… | ||
| 39 | Best,… | ||
| 40 | Kind regards,… | ||
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| 42 | **//Useful phrases/words/collocations//** | ||
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| 44 | |=from the text|=further examples | ||
| 45 | |I am writing to… | ||
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15.1 | 46 | The main reason why… |I am looking forward to hearing from you soon. |
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12.1 | 47 | We look forward to meeting you. |
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| 50 | **Email (informal)**// | ||
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10.1 | 52 | **//Starting the Email/Salutation//** |
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6.1 | 53 | (% class="border" %) |
| 54 | |=from the text|=further examples | ||
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7.1 | 55 | |Hi... |
| 56 | How are you doing?|Dear Sophie | ||
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9.1 | 59 | **//Giving an opinion//** |
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6.1 | 60 | (% class="border" %) |
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8.1 | 62 | |In my opinion,…|I think … |
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6.1 | 63 | |
| 64 | **//Ordering//** | ||
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8.1 | 67 | |Another strong reason why… |
| 68 | Of course,… | ||
| 69 | However,… | ||
| 70 | |First / second / third | ||
| 71 | What’s more,… | ||
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6.1 | 74 | **//Giving examples//** |
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9.1 | 77 | |…, for example …, |…like… |
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6.1 | 78 | |
| 79 | **//Drawing conclusions//** | ||
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10.1 | 82 | |To sum up,… |On the whole,... |
| 83 | All in all,... | ||
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10.1 | 85 | |
| 86 | **//Ending the Email/Complimentary close//** | ||
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6.1 | 87 | (% class="border" %) |
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10.1 | 89 | |Take care… |
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11.1 | 90 | …write back soon.|Best regards,… |
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10.1 | 91 | Best,… |
| 92 | All the best,… | ||
| 93 | Cordially,… | ||
| 94 | Love,… | ||
| 95 | Warm regards,… | ||
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