Formal letters use respectful language and structure when requesting information or making inquiries to unfamiliar people or organizations. Informal letters have a casual, friendly tone and are intended for close friends and family. Some key differences are that formal letters use "Dear Sir/Madam" or "Dear Mr./Ms." to begin while informal letters use first names, and formal letters end with "Yours faithfully" or "Yours sincerely" while informal letters use friendlier closings like "Best/kind regards".
Formal letters use respectful language and structure when requesting information or making inquiries to unfamiliar people or organizations. Informal letters have a casual, friendly tone and are intended for close friends and family. Some key differences are that formal letters use "Dear Sir/Madam" or "Dear Mr./Ms." to begin while informal letters use first names, and formal letters end with "Yours faithfully" or "Yours sincerely" while informal letters use friendlier closings like "Best/kind regards".
Formal letters use respectful language and structure when requesting information or making inquiries to unfamiliar people or organizations. Informal letters have a casual, friendly tone and are intended for close friends and family. Some key differences are that formal letters use "Dear Sir/Madam" or "Dear Mr./Ms." to begin while informal letters use first names, and formal letters end with "Yours faithfully" or "Yours sincerely" while informal letters use friendlier closings like "Best/kind regards".
Formal letters use respectful language and structure when requesting information or making inquiries to unfamiliar people or organizations. Informal letters have a casual, friendly tone and are intended for close friends and family. Some key differences are that formal letters use "Dear Sir/Madam" or "Dear Mr./Ms." to begin while informal letters use first names, and formal letters end with "Yours faithfully" or "Yours sincerely" while informal letters use friendlier closings like "Best/kind regards".
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FORMAL vs INFORMAL VOCABULARY
Formal and informal vocabulary in writing letters.
Formal letters are requests, applications, enquiries etc. sent to people or
organisations. The tone is respectful and the letter is structured. Informal letters are sent to friends and relatives. The tone is casual and friendly.
FORMAL INFORMAL Beginning ▪Dear Sir/Madam / Dear Mr/Ms ▪Dear Mark/Laura Ending Brown ▪Best/kind regards ▪Yours faithfully / Yours sincerely Reason for ▪I am writing ▪This is a short note writing -with regard to … -to thank you -to request -to apologise -to enquire about … -to mention -to inform you that… ▪I thought you might like to -in response to … know that … Recalling ▪As you may recall, we recently ▪As you know, we talked facts discussed the possibility of … about… ▪As you know, our company is ▪You probably remember our interested in … recent conversation about ... What you ▪In order to develop this idea ▪If you agree, we could … propose ▪To allow us to take the matter ▪It might be a good idea to … further, may I suggest that.. ▪What I suggest is … ▪To enable us to move forward on ▪One /another possibility this, we would like to propose … would be to … ▪I/we/our firm would be pleased to … Further ▪Please do not hesitate to contact us if ▪Feel free to contact me at contact you require further details / more any time for more details. information. ▪Let me know how you feel ▪We would be happy to provide more about my suggestion. detailed information. Signing off ▪We would be pleased to have an ▪We could discuss this over opportunity to work with your firm. lunch one day. ▪I look forward to hearing from you. ▪Hope to hear from you soon.
