Corso Business English. Business letters and e-mails part 1

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REFERENCES

Our ref.:

Your ref.:

RECEIVER’S ADDRESS

Mr Tom Jones

Tom Jones ltd

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Swer London (UK)

For the attention of Mr Jones

DATE

22/11/2016

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OPENING SALUTATIONS

Dear Sirs,

Dear Sir,

Dear Madam,

Dear Sir/Madam,

Dear Mr Brown,

Dear Mrs Pitt,

Dear Miss Albertson,

Dear Ms Smith,

Hi/Dear Bob,

Hi/Dear Ann,

Hi/Dear Colleagues,

Hi/Dear Partners,

Hi/Dear All,

Ciao Ann,

SUBJECT

Dear Mr Jones,

Your letter dated 14^th November

thank you for your letter which I received yesterday………………………………

I look forward to hearing from you…

… in the near future

… soon

… as soon as possible (asap)

An early reply would be greatly appreciated

A prompt response would be greatly appreciated

We would be grateful if you could provide us an early reply

CLOSING SALUTATIONS

Dear Sirs,

Dear Sir,

Dear Madam,

Dear Sir/Madam,

Yours faithfully

Faithfully yours

Yours truly

Truly yours

Yours sincerely

Sincerely yours

Best/kind/= regards

Best wishes

All the best

INFORMAL We’ll get together next month in Berlin

FORMAL We will meet next month in Berlin

INFORMAL if you need further info, drop me a line

FORMAL if you require further information, please do not hesitate to contact me/us

VERY FORMAL Should you require further information, please do not hesitate to contact me/us

LANGUAGE FUNCTION: STARTING

With reference to our phone call,

Further to our phone call,

I am writing (in order) to… enquire/ask about

We acknowledge receipt of your letter

Thank you for your letter…

Thanks for your note…

This is to inform you that…

+ I am pleased/delighted to inform you that…

-      I regret to inform you that…

-      I am sorry to inform you that…

MAKING A REQUEST

Could you be so kind as to let me know…

Could you please/kindly let me know…

I would be grateful if you could let me know

Would you please let me know…

I need to know how you can…

(Please/Kindly) Let us know…

It would be appreciated if you could let us know…

Would you mind letting us know…

Please find attached/enclosed the invoices…

10/11/2016

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The 22nd of November 2016

22nd November 2016

November the 22nd, 2016

November 22nd, 2016

Genoa,

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