I'm afraid I inserted myself into Osee's letter problem on another thread. (Disclaimer: I did say at the time that I knew nothing about the visa application process in Canada.) I have visited the website that explains this, and it still

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

Max: Your letter would benefit immensely by better structure and organization, and also by being shorter. The details can be left to the CV. As it is, the letter is not impressing the reader that you have a logical, scientific approach to a

Hi, everyone. Yesterday I read in a reference book on note-writing compiled by a Chinese college teacher the following sample: Sept. 15, 2007 Dear Lynn, We are thinking about holding a meeting to discuss the

Hi, I see that you have not had any replies. Here's why I think that is. I hope you don't mind my being frank and critical. You have presented us with a very 'dense' text. It reads like you are constantly trying to find less simple

Hi. Your essay starts out like you're doing an essay on the economy. I had no idea it was a motivation letter until the second sentence of the second paragraph. I think you need to restructure the essay. Start by saying that you'd

The above is a correct memo style, but what you are writing is a cover letter. I would recommend using a letter-style format: Mr John Jones, Director of Employment (use correct job title) Point of order here, Coop. In AmE business letter usage,

If you check http://www.oed.com/help/advanced/greek.html which has, essentially, the same content ... letters, but the 90 plus accented versions and their names. Is it you or I who have misread what it says? Or doesn't the following apply to