The only time I'd expect to hear that construction in AmE would be for a calculated effect, never in conversation. Hi, Rick, didn't mean to sound huffy. We've had a few members who enjoy studying literature from past centuries, and

My name is Vernon Stamm. I’m a native English Speaker and Photographer from Texas, living in the Philippines with my wife and daughter. I have a Master’s degree in both Business Management and Photography, with extensive education and experience

Dear madam and sir, My interest in business dates back to my years at international ECO College of Insurance of Allame Tabatabaee University in Iran , where I received a Bachelor degree of Insurance Management in July 2008.

Why do we capitalise the first letter of the word following Dear Sir, or Madam? Example: Dear Sirs, Here is my resume as requested . . . Dear Madam, I am pleased to accept. . . Here it's because of the pronoun I. Why

Are you a non-native English speaker, living in the US, and engaged in US business? If you have an accent, you might want to consider taking an accent reduction class from an ESL program. Why? There are many reasons why reducing your audible

Learning how to communicate effectively on the telephone is of top priority for any student that is learning to speak English and is enrolled in an ESL program. You may want to communicate effectively with relatives, friends, or even for a job

Hi, Please have a look at these two threads: Quotation letter How to write a quotation letter Once you've finished reading, write a draft based on the examples provided there, and post it in the ESL, Formal, General & Business Letter

I think we should keep the discussion in the context of "english as a second language". I think idioms can be very difficult for the individual whose native tongue is not English. It can be very difficult to teach the meaning of these

Yeah, if anyone is reading this from Google to tighten up on some ESL goodness, please , for your own sake, don't use this phrase. If someone in an English-native country is working at a workplace where communication with an office in India is

29/07/2009 Dear Brother There is no argument, for the advantages of learning English language as you know that’ Today, English language is considering number one in terms of having the largest numbers of speakers or followers. It is