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Useful phrases for letters
Expressions at the beginning/end of an informal letter:
Dear Jim, Hello/Hi Jim,
Thanks for your letter./ orry ! ha"en#t $ritten for so long,
but
%ell, that#s all for no$. / &ooking for$ard to hearing from you.
&ots of lo"e, / 'est $ishes, / (ll the best
!ntrodu)tory senten)es for letters: *!nformal+
Ho$s it going- / Ho$ are you- / Ho$ are things-
(n informal letter referring to good ne$s:
!m really glad to
hear about
! $as "ery happy to
read about
reat ne$s about your
(n informal letter referring to bad ne$s:
!m sorry to hear about / orry to read about
%ays of thanking someone
Thanks *e"er so mu)h+ for 0oun/12ing
!t $as "ery kind of you to 1
%ays of explaining
! )an#t )ome to your party be)ause
%ays of in"iting
%ould you like to 1- / !#d like you to 1
%ays of apologi3ing
!#m so sorry for 12ing / ! apologi3e for 12ing
%ays of suggesting
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%hy don#t $e 1-
Ho$/%hat about 12ing-
hall $e 1-
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%ays of asking for something
4an ! borro$ your- 4ould you lend me-