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JacksonFive's
Free Weekly "Learning English" Newsletter
Issue: 13       "What's in a letter?"        May 14, 2000
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Dear Readers,

    What a week! I've been very busy since our last newsletter. I've
    been busy preparing the JacksonFive English School that I'm
    opening. I can't believe all the details involved in setting up a
    school: hammering, screwing, installing, wiring, mopping, moving,
    cleaning, preparing teaching materials, licensing, etc. I'm sure
    it would be a lot easier if I wasn't dedicated to creating a school
    that was "exceptional" or "a cut above the rest" (def: better than
    others).

    I also had a big group of teacher friends at my home/school on
    Saturday for a barbecue. Very fun and they all loved my school.
    We were on the roof barbecuing for most of the evening. One of
    them brought a bottle of red wine, but I think they all enjoyed the
    local fruit wine that I bought more. Have you ever had Lycee wine?
    The aroma is very pleasing. Many of my Canadian friends wanted me
    to buy some for them. Does any of you know where to buy Lycee
    wine? It took me three years to find the place where they sell
    this wine ^_^

                                                              JacksonFive

THIS WEEK's FEATURED QUESTION:

    "What's in a letter?"

ANSWER,

    The first thing that you read in a letter or email is the
    "salutation". A salutation for example is "Dear Sir:". Today, I
    want to talk about different salutations and correct forms of
    punctuation for salutations.

    Correct: Dear JacksonFive,
    Incorrect: Dear, JacksonFive,
      May people put a "," after dear. This is not necessary and
      incorrect. This is a very common mistake and I see it very
      often in emails.

    Correct: Dear JacksonFive,
    Incorrect: Dear JacksonFive:
      Use ":" for formal letters only. Use "," for all others: to
      friends, familiar people, and people that you would address by
      first name. Most North Americans don't like to be too formal
      and like being called by their first name, most of the time.

    Another suggestion is that you can try using different forms of
    salutation. Instead of using "Dear & Hi" all the time, you can
    also use the following "lively" examples:
      Hey buddy,
      Greetings!
      How are you?
        You can also view
        http://www.path2english.com/Reference/HiBye.htm for other
        examples.

NEXT WEEK's FEATURED QUESTION:

    "What's in a letter? (Part 2)"

  I have a "feedback page" for this issue at
  http://www.path2english.com/Back_Issues/Issue013_May14.htm#feedback.
  Please goto this page and give me some response. Thanks.

<< JacksonFive Family News >>

1) Don't forget our "JacksonFive Family Potluck". If you can come,
     please goto http://www.path2english.com/PartyRSVP.htm and register.
     I hope to see many of you here.
2) We have a new "English Share" on our "Share" page,
    http://www.path2english.com/Share/Share.htm. Check it out. It is
    very funny!

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