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Formal and Informal Email Phrases

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10.28.2013
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Whether youre writing to friends, colleagues or to a potential business partner, your

main goal is to get your message across, in other words, to ensure the recipient
understands you.
If you use improper or incorrect language and continuously makemistakes in your
e-mail, not only might you fail to make yourself understood, you might also fail to make
a good impression on the reader.
To avoid this, you can run your e-mail through a grammar and spell checker, however,
this in itself wont guarantee that youre using the right words and expressions.
Use:
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In this article, youll nd examples of language that are commonly used in di erent types
of emails, and hopefully,youll nd the most appropriate one for your message.
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GREETINGS
Formal
Dear Sir/ Madam,
Dear Sir or Madam,
To whom it may concern: (especially AmE)
Dear Mr/ Ms Jones,
Dear Dr Smith,
(note: First names are NOT used. Using Miss or Mrs to address a woman is not
appropriate, as you dontknow whether shes married or not)
Informal
Hi Dennis,
Hello Claire,
Dear Mum,
(note: salutations are followed by a (,) comma, exception: To whom it may concern:)
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REASON FOR WRITING / REPLYING

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I am writing with regard to the sale of / to the complaint you made on 29th February
Thank you for your e-mail of 29th February regarding the sale of / concerning the
conference in Brussels.
With reference to our telephone conversation on Friday, I would like to let you know
that
Semi-formal / Informal
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Just a quick note to invite you to/ to tell you that

This is to invite you to join us for...
Thanks for your e-mail, it was wonderful/great to hear from you.
I wanted to let you know that / tell you about / ask you if
MAKING A REQUEST / ASKING FOR INFORMATION
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Formal
Could you please let me know if you can attend / if you are available for a meeting on
12th December?
I would appreciate it if you could please send me a brochure/ if you could please reply
within two days.
Could you possibly arrange a meeting with the Logistics Manager?
I would also like to know if there are any swimming pools in your area.
Please let me know how much the tickets cost.
Informal
I was wondering if you could come and see me sometime next week.
Would you mind coming early to help me clear up the place?
Do you think you could call Jerry for me?
Can you call me/ get back to me asap? (as soon as possible)
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OFFERING HELP / GIVING INFORMATION

Formal
We are happy to let you know that your article has been selected for publication.
I am glad to inform you that we will be holding our annual conference in Brussels on 20
September 2014.
We regret to inform you that the show has been cancelled due to bad weather conditions.
We are willing to arrange another meeting with the CEO.
We would be glad to send you another statement if necessary.
Please do let me know if I can be of further assistance.
Should you need any further information/assistance, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Im sorry, but I cant make it tomorrow. (= I cant come tomorrow.)

Im happy to tell you that John and I are getting married next month.
Would you like me to come early and help you clear up the place?
How about I come and help you out?
Do you need a hand with moving the furniture?
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Im not good at asking questions in English. Can you help?
Informal
COMPLAINING
Formal
I am writing to express my dissatisfaction with / to complain about
I regret to say that I was not completely satis ed with the room you provided us.
We regret to inform you that your payment is considerably overdue.
I would like to receive a full refund and compensation for the damages.
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Im sorry to say that youre late with the payments.

I hope you wont mind me saying that the place youd recommended to us wasnt as nice
as wed expected.
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APOLOGIZING
We would like to apologize for any inconvenience caused.

Please accept our apologies for the delay.
Please let us know what we can do to compensate you for the damages caused.
We will make sure that this will not happen again in the future.
I am afraid I will not be able to attend the conference.
Informal
Formal
Im sorry for the trouble I caused.

I apologize for the delay.
I promise it wont happen again
Im sorry, but I cant make it to the meeting.
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I am attaching my CV for your consideration.

I am sending you the brochure as an attachment.
Please see the statement attached.
Please nd attached the le you requested.
I am afraid I cannot open the le you have sent me.
Could you send it again in format?
Informal
Im attaching/sending you the holiday photos.
Sorry, but I cant open it. Can you send it again in format?
ENDING
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Formal
I look forward to hearing from you.
I look forward to hearing when you are planning to visit our town.
Informal
Hope to hear from you soon.
Im looking forward to seeing you.
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CLOSING FORMULA
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Formal
Yours faithfully, (when you start with Dear Sir/ Madam,)
Yours sincerely, (when you start with the name e.g. Dear Ms Collins)
Sincerely Yours, (AmE)
Sincerely, (AmE)
Yours Truly, (AmE)
Informal
Love,
Thanks,
Take care,
Yours,
Best regards, (semi-formal, also BR)
One more thing to keep in mind is that in formal correspondence contractions are rarely
used, so remember to write I do not instead of I dont or they cannot instead of they
cant and so on.
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Nagaraja Mavilla IT Technical Supervisor at PMC CO WLL

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Hellen Haga English Teacher at Teacher Hellen Haga

I'm an English teacher, though a non-native speaker. I've seen some people considering sincerely/faithfully as
old-fashion closings. Would like to hear from a native about it.
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Hi Hellen,
I wouldn't say they're old-fashioned, but I understand that quite a few people find these formulas too
formal for an email. Also, while they're widely used in Britain, the use may vary from country to
country...
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Hellen Haga English Teacher at Teacher Hellen Haga

MyEnglishTeacher.eu thanks for the answer. I mainly teach AmE English, but I'm always stressing the
differences because they might come across them and get lost. Nevertheless I think it's better being
too formal than too informal...
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Hellen Haga
Here's another answer to your question
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Adam Yousoof Islamic University of Madinah

thank you so much for these information
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Melinda Makkos Technical Writer at SDI - Systems Documentation, Inc.

You're welcome
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Melinda Makkos Technical Writer at SDI - Systems Documentation, Inc.

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