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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-