Study page B13

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Letter writing
Informal letters
 Your address (but not your name) 2 South Street
usually goes in the top right-hand Liverpool L17 6HS
corner, if it is included, but it is often 11 August
left out altogether in informal letters.
Dear Liz
 There is no need to put the address
of the person you are writing to. Just a quick note to thank you for the
 There are many different ways of
wonderful day we spent with you on
ending an informal letter. These are Sunday. The kids really enjoyed themselves
some of the most common: and it was a rare treat for me to sit back,
glass in hand, while you and John did all
To family members and close
friends:
the hard work of entertaining them.
Love Anyway, the two of you must come and
Love from have dinner with me sometime soon. I’ll
Lots of love put the kids to bed and we’ll have a really
To friends and acquaintances: civilized evening. I’ll give you a call during
Best wishes the week and we can arrange something.
All the best
Love,
Take care
Rachel

Faxes, memos and e-mails

 The format is similar for faxes, memos
and e-mails. You do not have to write FAX from: FALCON Publishing
Dear Sir / Madam / Mr Smith at the 452 Walnut Street
beginning or use a particular formula Philadelphia, PA 19106
at the end: you can just sign your
name. Memos and e-mails between Fax : 215 925 8722
colleagues can be very informal in
style. Business faxes to clients,
Fax to: Charles H. Reed, Badger Books
suppliers, etc. should use the Fax no: 202 736 5412
language of a formal letter (see Date: May 22, 2000
p B14). It is also common for normal Subject: Publicity material
business letters to be sent as faxes. No. of pages including this one: 1
From: Amy Cavadino, Publicity Assistant
Children’s Books, cavada@falcpub.com

MEMORANDUM Following our phone conversation last

FALCON PublishingFriday, I am sorry to say that the publicity
Children’s Books material for The Magic Pineapple will not
be available until next week. I will arrange
To: All editors for it to be sent to you as soon as we
receive it from the printers.
Subject: Sales figures
From: Robert Parker Amy Cavadino
Date: July 3, 2000
Attached are the sales figures for June. Enjoy!
Bob