Hi All, I'm writing a business offer in English, but I'm not a native English speaker, so I've faced a number of trubles. I would like the following things to be corrected if there are any mistakes: 1. Articles (in russian

Hi, 1.dash use: Would you say a comma is necessary here? Why anyone wouldn't put a comma here? Do you think a complex or compound sentence can be used after a situation like this involving a dash? Leave this on the board to act as an example

Anonymous wrote: What difference does it make? Give your Dear Whoever and move along with what's important and that is the text (body) of your letter. Get to the business of things and leave the picky things for those who want to create their

Anonymous wrote: As nobody has mentioned it previously, i thought i'd just say that "Yours Sincerely" is used informally and "Yours faithfully" is used on things such as formal business letters. Please note the case of the two phrases

Hi nona the brit, That's excellent and interesting information. Can you find a web site that provides the "proper" method of writing a business letter in Britian? I tried, but I came up empty. In North America, a colon is used after Dear

wh wrote on 03 Jun 2004: I have been very reluctant to use "I am writing to" in my letters. It sounds too odd to me. ... Nobody ever says "I am promising ..." Does anyone use "I write to ..."? Is it considered

All of these, it seems to me, make "Miz" a ... be used in rather formal circumstances, namely, in business letters. Agreed. It is just a pity the inventors of the word "Ms" couldn't have come up with something better. You

All of these, it seems to me, make "Miz" a spelling which most people would be likely to avoid, especially for a word intended to be used in rather formal circumstances, namely, in business letters. Agreed. It is just a pity the

"Miz." No problem. I've also heard something like "Muz" and "Mez". I'm sure most dictionaries give a pronunciation, but for most of us, the word appeared and was used without any pronunciation guidelines.

Okay, it seems I am the victim of my own inattention. Let me make explicit what happened. Two articles back in this thread, there was one having this header line: And ending with: I once recieved a business letter with the opening "Dear Sara