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    Personal Letter

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    Personal letters are informal letters written to people you know like friends and family. They are used to both share information and strengthen relationships. A personal letter includes the date, address, greeting, introduction, body, closure, complimentary close, signature, and optional postscript. Expressions used in personal letters depend on the level of familiarity and can include terms like "dear", "love", and closings like "yours" or "with love". The introduction and body share news and the letter ends with best wishes or plans to see or write again soon.

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    Personal Letter

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    Personal letters are informal letters written to people you know like friends and family. They are used to both share information and strengthen relationships. A personal letter includes the date, address, greeting, introduction, body, closure, complimentary close, signature, and optional postscript. Expressions used in personal letters depend on the level of familiarity and can include terms like "dear", "love", and closings like "yours" or "with love". The introduction and body share news and the letter ends with best wishes or plans to see or write again soon.

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    Personal letters are informal letters written to people you know like friends and family. They are used to both share information and strengthen relationships. A personal letter includes the date, address, greeting, introduction, body, closure, complimentary close, signature, and optional postscript. Expressions used in personal letters depend on the level of familiarity and can include terms like "dear", "love", and closings like "yours" or "with love". The introduction and body share news and the letter ends with best wishes or plans to see or write again soon.

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    Personal Letter

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    rizgmg07
    Personal letters are informal letters written to people you know like friends and family. They are used to both share information and strengthen relationships. A personal letter includes the date, address, greeting, introduction, body, closure, complimentary close, signature, and optional postscript. Expressions used in personal letters depend on the level of familiarity and can include terms like "dear", "love", and closings like "yours" or "with love". The introduction and body share news and the letter ends with best wishes or plans to see or write again soon.

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    Formal Letter

    Types of Letters
    Informal letter also
    known as personal
    letter
    Personal Letter
    Personal letters are the letters that are written to people we know such as friends, parents,
    siblings, cousins. Letters are not only written to inform but to strengthen the bond between
    two people writing to each other.
    Some useful expressions for letter writing
    Gratitude
    - I’m just writing to thank you for …
    - It was very kind of you to …
    - Thanks very much for …
    - I am very grateful for
    Giving advice
    - Well, I thought about it and if I were you. I would …
    - Have you thought about …
    - I think you shouldn’t …
    Delivering good news
    - I’m sure you will be happy to hear that …
    - I am sure that you’ll be interested to know that …
    - By the way, did you know that ….?
    - OMG! You’ll never guess what happened!
    Delivering bad news
    - I’m sorry but I have to tell you that …
    - Bad news, I’m afraid but no way to avoid it, so here it goes …
    - I’m extremely sorry to hear that …
    Asking for help
    - I wonder if you could help me.
    - I hope it’s not too much to ask but …
    Apologizing
    - I would like to apologize for …
    - I’m so sorry that …
    Structure of Personal Letter
    Date Date when the letter is written (top left)
    Address Place where you are writing from (top right)
    Salutation & Name Greeting and the person’s name you are writing to
    Introduction The opening of the letter usually starts with how are you or refers to
    previous letter.
    Body The main part of the letter. It includes what you want to write to the
    other person.
    Closure The part indicates the letter is going to end.
    Complimentary close Short expressions like “love you”, “sincerely your”, “love”
    Siganture Signature or initials of the writer.
    Postscript P.S After thought in a letter. You begin with P.S and end it with your
    initials.
    Examples of expressions used in personal letters.
    Salutations “Dear”, Dearest”, “sweetheart”, “darling”, “My dear”, “My love” etc
    Salutation depend on how well you know the person you are writing to
    Closing “yours”, with love”, “sincerely yours”, “all the love”, “all the best”,
    “affectionately”, “much love”, “best wishes”.
    Starting the letter How are you?
    Hope this letter finds you …
    Thank you for your last letter.
    It was so good to hear from you
    Conclusion I am looking forward to seeing you soon.
    I am looking forward to hearing from
    My best wishes for the coming test
    See you
    I will write soon

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