Hi, Ther is no absolute rule about this. I always use a comma. Clive I seem to remember from typing class about 100 years ago that we use the comma in personal letters, the colon in business or more formal letters. Things have

Hi, Actually, when you are writing a formal letter never use a comma after addressing who the letter is to. The proper puncuation is a colon (:), not a comma. I see nothing at all wrong with a comma. Example "Dear whom it may

Actually, when you are writing a formal letter never use a comma after addressing who the letter is to. The proper puncuation is a colon (:), not a comma. Example "Dear whom it may concern:"

Hi, Neither is correct because they lack capital letters and punctuation. If you fix this problem, the first is correct and is the one you should use in a test, a formal letter and so on. You'll sometimes hear the second, though.

No. First of all, "to the attention of" is something to be put in the address, usually abbreviated. Start your letter with "Dear Ms. Picket," and note the comma. Also start the first sentence with a capital.

Used without a question mark, "Was my face red!" would almost certainly have an exclamation point. It's a stand-alone exclamation expressing extreme embarrassment, usually over some stupid error of great magnitude. Of course it may

Dear Anon: First, as Mister M. has written, using "i" and "u" is extremely bad form in a formal letter. In fact, if I were your boss, I would consider being called "u" an insult. Second, your first paragraph is a

Written Formula for Ending a Letter (British English) Informal, personal (to close friends and family): With love Best wishes Semi-formal / informal (emails, notes , business memos ): Kind regards Best regards Regards Formal letters: Yours

You wrote these sentences to respond to the original inquiring post: : This is very informal - were you asked to do an informal letter or an essay ? Other than that, my main impression is that you haven't really answered the question -

Hi, One more thing, where can i get help with the general formal language used in letters? I'm sure you can find lots of info on this if you search the 'net.. Here are a few brief, overall suggestions. Don't use short forms. Don't be