2.1.3 Form of Business Letter in British
Letterhead Your ref :
Our ref : Inside address
Salutation Subject of letter
Complimentary close Signature
Job title cc:
Encl. date
Body of the letter
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2.1.4 Business Letter in America
In the form that more extreme, every unit of the letter like heading, inside address, body pharagraph typed on the left. But this formation inclining give a letter
is too heavy on the left will be interested. That is why most of companies use a change of block style, that allow decided indentation. If we write letter on a paper
without heading, the only sender address typed on the right corner above and devoted in order to straight with right margins.
Inside address and several of salutations belong to title whatever it. That has by receiver of the letter. If the receiver has no another title, use Mr, Mrs or Miss. Mr
and Miss always used and concise of Dr allowed fullfil. Many doctors prefer to use Mr in salutation, thus many of Proffesor and the person in academic enclose. If we
know they prefer to the system, it certain ought to follow it. If we do not know they prefer or not, we better use their title. Many companies and proffessional bodies may
be used Dear Sir or Mr. Johnson salutation in their opening letter and take on inside address complete two to five rows at the bottom of signature straight or equal with
left margin. Kinds of this letter may use as a formal personal letter, depend on all
information that needed for carbon copy in business letter. If basic cases that worked in the letter concerning special part of company, it is necessary to know that attention
typed two rows at the bottom of inside address and two rows at the bottom of salutation.
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Example: John L. Jones, Inc. 1782 west 48
th
Street New York 38, New York
Attention: Personnel Department Gentleman:
Two form of complimentary close in business correspondent nowadays which often used in United States of America are Sincerely yours and Yours truly
where both of them may be changed like Very truly yours and Yours sincerely. Formal correspondence or correspondent together with appointed prominent people
may use respectfully. Only the first letter of first word written with capital letter and gesture as the whole always followed by a semi colon. Signature for business
correspondence, always written at the top of name that typed. Title or position of people who signed the letter often shown at the top of name that typed.
Example: Sincerely yours,
Sincerely yours, J.L. Jones, Inc
John Smith John Smith
Advertising Manager Advertising Manager
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The main purpose of business letters is give the information to the receiver. But business correspondent also fill up by carbon copy or copies, a note of cases or
trade occupation which done and decision that invented, by name and address of the letter receiver. Date, name and proffession who writes the letter,it had been a
common to show initial of the writer and type written on the left margin, two rows at the bottom of the writter proffession. Initial of writter replaced for the first for
example, the writer of letter is john Smith and typewritten is Linda Bancroft. JSLB
JS:LB JSlb
JS:lb are for ways can be accepted, but choose one of them in write this initial.
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2.1.5 Form of Business Letter in America
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