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The format of writing letters in English
Punctuation+blank punctuation: all punctuation marks that do not affect the meaning of the text are omitted. This is the most popular basic format of modern business English letters. Specifically, the composition of an English letter needs to include the following ten parts:

One,

Letterhead? (Author information): This part is called the header file, which is usually the author's information, including company, address, zip code and so on. Of course, if the letter is written on stationery with company information, this part can be omitted

Dating? It's easy to understand. It's dated.

The format can be:

AE: month/day/year;

Yes: day/month/year;

Second,

(To spell the month completely, the date only needs pure numbers. )

Like what? 09/ 10/2065 438+07 or 10/09/2065 438+07

Third,

Internal name & address? (information of the recipient; Full name): The recipient's name, position, company, address, postal code and other details need to be written here.

Fourth,

Address? (salutation; Last name with respect): Say hello at the beginning.

Five,

When you know each other's full name, you should bring your last name, such as dear Mr. Smith; ;

Six,

Strangers you don't know can use dearsir/madam; directly;

Seven,

Only friends who are familiar with you will call you by your first name, such as dear Tom; ;

Eight,

Theme/title/title? : the title of the letter. Interrogative questions are not allowed here, generally no more than 9 words; The format can be all capitalized and bold, or it can be a bold short sentence with the first letter capitalized and underlined.

Nine,

Body? (Introduction, main information, conclusion): This is the text. Don't forget to go head to head.

Ten,

Please note that when expanding the page, you should keep at least one or two sentences on the second page before writing your signature.

Full closure: equivalent to "this letter" in Chinese letters? Salute ",pay attention to the need to echo the name here. For example:

Dear Sir/Madam-Yours faithfully

Dear Mr. Smith-Yours sincerely

Dear John-your sincere/most sincere greetings

Signature? (3 necessary parts): signature, which should include three parts:

-Sign in person (handwritten signature)

-Printed name (if printed, it can be printed name)

-Title/position (author's title or position)

Enclosure? (Encl/Enc; To remind readers): This can be used to remind readers of the attachment. For example:

Attachment (4)-There are four attachments.

Attachment: two letters of recommendation

An application form

-Two letters of recommendation and an application form.

Enclosed please find …