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Guest  #58145  Mon, 29 Nov 04 12:46 PM
Is there anyone that could take a look at this short letter for me? I have tried to write it by myself but I am not sure if it is well written. Thanks in advance!

Raymonde

We were extremely pleased to receive your letter acknowledging that you would consider resubmission of our manuscript once the areas of concern highlighted by the reviewers have been satisfactorily addressed and the recommended corrections have been provided. We really appreciated the contribution of the referees to our paper and the opportunity of resubmitting the edited article.
Please find attached the revised version of the manuscript and the list of comments to the issues pointed out by the reviewers. We hope that the corrections undertaken are appropriate and that the article may now measure up to the standards for publication in _________. However, we will be happy to make other editions or give any further explanation you feel necessary to make the manuscript more readable.

Yours sincerely,

Dr. ____ and coworkers
  
Mister Micawber  #58148  Mon, 29 Nov 04 12:57 PM

The letter is basically fine, Raymonde. It is a little over-formal, actually, to the extent that it has no humanity, so I have suggested a couple of personal pronouns below, a tense change, and changes in or the loss of a few words. Also, two spaces after a period is recommended:


We were extremely pleased to receive your letter advising us that you would consider resubmission of our manuscript once the areas of concern highlighted by the reviewers had been satisfactorily addressed and the recommended corrections had been provided. We appreciate the contribution of the referees to our paper and the opportunity of resubmitting the edited article.

Please find attached the revised version of the manuscript and our list of comments on the issues pointed out by the reviewers. We hope that our corrections are appropriate and that the article may now measure up to the standards for publication in _________. We will be happy to make other emendations or give any further explanation you feel necessary to make the manuscript more readable.

Yours sincerely,

Dr. ____ and coworkers
  
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Renata Ramos  #58153  Mon, 29 Nov 04 01:24 PM
Now I've got my password and I can reply your message. I really appreciate your prompt response! You helped a lot!

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