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    The document provides guidelines for writing formal and informal expressions in letters and emails. It outlines differences between formal and informal styles in areas such as greetings, beginnings, making requests, apologizing, complaining, endings, and sign-offs. Specifically, it notes that formal expressions should use polite greetings, reference prior correspondence or requests, and use formal closing phrases like "yours sincerely", while informal styles employ familiar greetings, more casual openings, and endings like "lots of love".

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    The document provides guidelines for writing formal and informal expressions in letters and emails. It outlines differences between formal and informal styles in areas such as greetings, beginnings, making requests, apologizing, complaining, endings, and sign-offs. Specifically, it notes that formal expressions should use polite greetings, reference prior correspondence or requests, and use formal closing phrases like "yours sincerely", while informal styles employ familiar greetings, more casual openings, and endings like "lots of love".

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    The document provides guidelines for writing formal and informal expressions in letters and emails. It outlines differences between formal and informal styles in areas such as greetings, beginnings, making requests, apologizing, complaining, endings, and sign-offs. Specifically, it notes that formal expressions should use polite greetings, reference prior correspondence or requests, and use formal closing phrases like "yours sincerely", while informal styles employ familiar greetings, more casual openings, and endings like "lots of love".

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    The document provides guidelines for writing formal and informal expressions in letters and emails. It outlines differences between formal and informal styles in areas such as greetings, beginnings, making requests, apologizing, complaining, endings, and sign-offs. Specifically, it notes that formal expressions should use polite greetings, reference prior correspondence or requests, and use formal closing phrases like "yours sincerely", while informal styles employ familiar greetings, more casual openings, and endings like "lots of love".

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    Levélírás

    - mindig figyelj a helyes tagolásra (bevezetés, tárgyalás, befejezés) és a


    megszólításra
    - minden adott szempontot tartalmazzon a fogalmazás! (ami a feladatban meg
    van adva)
    Differences between Formal and Informal expressions:

    Formal Informal

    Dear Sir/Madam, Dear (first name),


    Dear Mr/Mrs (surname) Hi, Hello

    Beginnings Beginnings

    • With reference to our • It was nice to hear from you


    telephone conversation • It’s been ages since I’ve
    yesterday (about) heard from you
    • Thank you for your email • How are you? Hope you and
    regarding your family are doing well
    • I am writing on behalf of • I am writing to let you know …
    • I am writing in regards to your
    advertisement which I found
    in …

    Making a request Making a request

    • I would appreciate if you • You don’t mind …ing (…) (for


    could me), do you?
    • I would be most grateful if you • Do me a favour, will you?
    would • Would it be possible for you
    • Would you be so kind and to?
    • I was wondering if you could • Can/Could I ask you to?

    Apologising Apologising

    • We apologise for any • Sorry for any trouble caused


    inconvenience caused • We are very sorry
    • Please accept our sincere
    apologies

    Complaining Complaining
    • I am writing to express my • I’m fed up with
    dissatisfaction with (someone/something)
    • I find it most unsatisfactory • I am not happy with
    that • I’m rather annoyed with
    • I’d like to complain about..

    Endings Endings

    • I look forward to hearing from • Give my love to


    you (soon) • Hope to hear from you soon
    • If you require any further • Just give me a call if you have
    information, please don’t any questions
    hesitate to contact me • I hope we can meet very
    • Please feel free to contact me soon.
    if you have further questions
    • Thank you in advance for …

    Signing off Signing off

    • Yours sincerely (Dear + • Lots of love


    name) • All the best
    • Yours faithfully (Dear • Best wishes
    Sir/Madam) (ez akkor ha nem
    ismered az illetőt)

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