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How exactly could i start a letter of recommendation? And I mean the exact words... help?!!?!

CalifJim wrote:It's an idiom, that is, a fixed formula of words. Idioms cannot be changed without seeming wrong to native speakers. Consider for example the idiom kicked the bucket, which means died. Even though another word for bucket is pail, we can't change this to kicked the pail without...

Hi Jackson, Many times we start letter by writing, to whom it may concern. This is not an accurate statement. I would say that we rarely start a letter with those words. I don't even remember the last time in my life that I did that. If you search the Forum with this expression, you'll find...

Hi, Im writing a letter starting To whom it may concern... how should i end this? There are not a lot of situations in which it would be a good idea to start a letter with 'To whom it may concern'. Can you please give us an idea of what kind of letter you want to write? That way, we can give...

Hello everyone again! Recently I came across a delicate problem - I needed to write a message to a person whose name was known to me, however, the first name was very unusual, and it was impossible to tell whether it was a male or a female one. So I began my letter with 'Dear Sir/Madam' with...