By Translation, Formal letters

The truth is "Kindly do the needful" has absolutely no direct translation. In an email, formal or informal, Americians do not have an "exit line" that says anything remotely close to that. I'm sure it's a culture thing, but americians see this as you saying "Do...

Inka wrote:I have to write a (fictive) formal letter to a university, applying for a grant. It's very urgent because it has to be handed in on Monday! Can you correct the letter, see if there is enough relevant information, if things are clear and in the right order, and so on? Is my language...

I have to write a (fictive) formal letter to a university, applying for a grant. It's very urgent because it has to be handed in on Monday! Can you correct the letter, see if there is enough relevant information, if things are clear and in the right order, and so on? Is my language enough...

I'm looking for the translation of the Dutch "in opdracht van" (which is shortened to "i.o." in formal letters). Altavista translates it in "for", but I wonder if that's correct. It is used, for example, when replying to an application and the staff employee writes the 'declined application...

Dear all, I am a new user and I found here by chance when I tried to get some guidance of letter writing. I have read a lot of examples together with the comments, as well as the helpful posts of suggestions from MountainHiker. I would like to thank all the members for producing such a great ...

Jude, Just a word to the wise, it is often better if you left your email address off postings. Spam bots will troll through here and pick up e-mail addresses. Translation, by leaving your e-mail available on public web pages, you are inviting more spam. A phone number has its own issues. I...