Alexander Hefendehl wrote on 04 Jun 2004: "Dear Mr President" or "Dear President Bush" would probably be better. I am writing to express my concerns about the way you lead your country ... "I have some concerns about the

"wh" (Email Removed) schrieb im Newsbeitrag I have been very reluctant to use "I am writing to" in my letters. Itsounds too odd to me. I ... used. Nobody ever says "I am promising ..." Does anyone use "I write to

Robert Bannister wrote on 03 Jun 2004: As I said, I doubt that most native English speakers ... feel that using "Thanks" is rude, uncouth, barbaric, and insensitive. I certainly wouldn't go as far as that, but I agree with you that

As I said, I doubt that most native English speakers will agree with me on this, but I feel that using "Thanks" is rude, uncouth, barbaric, and insensitive. I certainly wouldn't go as far as that, but I agree with you that

Tony Cooper wrote on 31 May 2004: Tony Cooper wrote on 30 May 2004: You just contradicted ... all formal "Thank you" cannot be "slightly more formal". There is no contradiction. The *meaning* is the same. Ah, so you *meant*

Memos and notes are by nature informal. That's why we ... in the particular situation involved to write a formal letter. Coop, you persist in this view that a letter is by definition a 'formal letter'. I do? Then, why do I specify

Memos and notes are by nature informal. That's why we write memos and notes: because we don't feel it's necessary in the particular situation involved to write a formal letter. Coop, you persist in this view that a letter is by

On 31 May 2004 07:54:44 GMT, CyberCypher Tony Cooper wrote on 30 May 2004: There is no difference in AmE. If you were writing a letter you should choose "Thank you" because it is slightly more formal. You just contradicted yourself.

There is no difference in AmE. If you were writing a letter you should choose "Thank you" because it is slightly more formal. I don't agree. Even in a relatively formal letter there may be call for using 'thanks' rather than

There is no difference in AmE. OY! Don't pay attention to ***'s false information, Kumar. If you were writing a letter you should choose "Thank you" because it is slightly more formal. So there *is* a difference. And it's