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The Ultimate Guide For Writing Emails
The Ultimate Guide For Writing Emails
1 Opening formula.
2. Introductory paragraph : initial greeting and/or introduction of the reason for writing.
3. Body: main information divided into one or more paragraphs depending on the length of the email.
4. Final remarks: say what you expect from the email´s recipient, whether you want them to write back, to see you soon…
5. Closing formula.
6.Name/ Signature.
FORMAL INFORMAL
Opening formula Dear Mr/Ms + surname Hello/ Hi + name
Dear Sir or Madame Dear+ name
Hi there!
Starting your email Thank you for your email about… Thanks for your email/
Many thanks for your email Thanks for writing to me.
It was great to hear from you again.
I am writing to request information
about/ inform you about/complain I´m writing to tell you about..
about/ apologise for…
Guess what?
I would like to offer congratulations
on… How are things with you?/ What´s
Let me congratulate you on… up?/How are you?