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..., is then preferred. The greetings Sir, Madam and Gentlemen are very formal
and are now seldom used in English business letters, though Gentlemen is
usually preferred by American writers.
5. The message
This forms the body of the letter and is the part that is really important.
Before you begin to write or dictate, ask yourself the following questions:
(i) What is the purpose of this letter?
(ii) What do I hope to get by it?
(iii) What is the best way to write it?
Don't waste words on unnecessary remarks. Keep your sentences and
paragraphs short and start a new paragraph for each new point of your Setter.
Short sentences and paragraphs provide easier reading and are easy to
understand.
6. The complimentary closure
The complimentary closure is a matter of tradition and a polite way of
ending a letter which must suit the occasion and reflect the relations between the
parties.
The following salutations and closures are the most usually used in the
modern business letter:
Salutation Closure Comment
Dear Sir(s)
Dear Madam
Dear Mr Harris
Yours faithfully
Yours sincerely
Formal, used as
standard practice.
Informal, used
between persons
known to each other,
or where there is a
wish to be less
formal.
Yours truly is rather less formal than Yours faithfully, but it is now little
used.
Do not end letters with I am, We are, I remain, etc; These phrases are as
old-fashioned, as sentences introduced by Thanking,, Hoping and similar
participles.
7. Signature
Always sign your letters by hand, in ink and in the same style. One must
not sign Eric Castle on one occasion and E. Castle on another.
A signature must not carry a title. Do not, for example, sign as Mr J. Plaft
or Professor R. Butler. There is one exception to this: a woman writing to a
stranger should indicate whether she is married or single and may do so by
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