Back Issues: #14, May21, What's in a letter? (Part 2)

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JacksonFive's
Free Weekly "Learning English" Newsletter
Issue: 14 "What's in a letter?" (Part 2) May 21, 2000
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Dear Readers,

    Did you feel the earthquake last night? I was worried my smaller
    bonsai's on the roof might have been shaken down. "So far so
    good."

    I just got back from another "purchase run" to Carrefour. I wanted
    to buy a good sound system for the school. For the last couple of
    weeks, it seems, I'm working on the school from "sunrise to
    sunset". Buy this, assemble that, move this, paint that. Lots of
    fun really if I was only doing one classroom. However, I'm putting
    together a full school (all 200 pein of it) and I have a schedule
    to keep ^_^

    With all the rushing around though, I sat down today and looked at
    one of the classrooms. I was very pleased at the result of my hard
    work. Large, spacious, friendly classrooms that were "visually
    pleasing" and well laid-out. Top end multimedia equipment and
    eye-catching posters. Innovative teaching material found nowhere
    else on the island. Average teaching experience of foreign
    teachers, 10 years and up. I must say, I feel a bit of pride
    "being associated with" (being part of) this school ^_^

    I'm sorry if I have been talking mostly about my school for the
    last couple of issues. What do you expect? It is all I have been
    doing for the last couple of weeks ^_^

                                                                See you at the Potluck!
                                                                JacksonFive

THIS WEEK's FEATURED QUESTION:

    "What's in a letter? (Part 2)"

ANSWER:

"What's in a letter", issue#13, has been a controversial issue.
Some of you found it too easy, while others found it too hard.
However, based on the emails from some of you during this last week,
the lessons in issue 13 haven't been totally absorbed yet ^_^

Moving on to "What's in a letter? (Part 2)", besides what's at the
opening and body, there is the closing of the letter. In a business
letter, I always found it useful to use the following sentences to
close the body of the letter:
    "I look forward to your reply." (meaning: reply quickly)
    "Hope to hear from you soon." (meaning: reply quickly)
    "Please don't hesitate to contact me if I can be of any further
     assistance." (typical salesmen closing)

Please remember that you still need the following standard closing
for these business letters:
    "Best Regards,"
    "Cordially,"
    "Sincerely Yours,"
    "Yours Truly,"

With non-formal, non-business letters (personal letters), you can
try the following closings:
    " Talk to you later,
      JacksonFive "
    " Have a good weekend,
      JacksonFive "
    " Have a good day,
      JacksonFive "
    Or many of the bye's from issue#2.

In your personal letters (not good for formal or business letters),
after the signature, you can use "P.S." to add something
additional. Traditionally, "P.S." stood for "PostScript", which
meant something that you wanted to write after you signed the letter
(e.g. you forgot something). In modern times however, "P.S." can be
used more "intentionally". You can add "P.S." intentionally to the
end of your letter after the signature to make sure the reader
doesn't forget something or to add impact to an issue in your
letter.
    For Example:
    " Have a nice day,
      JacksonFive

      P.S. Don't forget to visit PartyRSVP.htm if you can come to our
      JacksonFive Potluck party. I hope to see you there. "

You can also use this technique in your business/sale letters if
you know the other businessperson already pretty well.

Please start to apply these "useful" "What's in a letter
(Part 1 & 2)" techniques to your future letter writing. "Practice
makes perfect" as one of our reader humbly mentioned.

P.S. Don't forget to goto
          http://www.path2english.com/Back_Issues/Issue014_May21.htm to
          leave your comments about this issue or
          http://www.path2english.com/PartyRSVP.htm to join our May 28th
          Potluck party. "See . . . . Practice does make perfect!"

P.P.S. You can use Post PostScript as well for writings after "P.S.".

NEXT WEEK's FEATURED QUESTION:

    "What's on a road?"

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