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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="http://www.englishforums.com/utility/FeedStylesheets/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>Search results for 'tag:Yours Faithfully tag:Relationships' matching tags 'Yours Faithfully' and 'Relationships'</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/search/pro.htm?q=tag%3aYours+Faithfully+tag%3aRelationships</link><description>Search results for 'tag:Yours Faithfully tag:Relationships' matching tags 'Yours Faithfully' and 'Relationships'</description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><generator>XMOD (Build: 3715.30106)</generator><item><title>Re: Need  your idea</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/NeedYourIdea/mndvg/post.htm#1068279</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 10:34:14 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:1068279</guid><dc:creator>andykiz</dc:creator><description>Dear Sir/Madam   I am writing to enquire whether I am eligible to qualify for a work permit in England. My name is (insert name), I am 44 years old and am married, I also have two children. I have a degree in Environmental Engineering after grauduating at the University of (insert name) in Tehran. I am currently searching for a Job in England, however I am currently working for (insert company name) as a design engineer for water and wastewater services.   I look forward to your prompt response.   Yours Faithfully   Sunnyshiny!</description></item><item><title>Re: Faithfully or sincerely??</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/FaithfullyOrSincerely/mlgcd/post.htm#1058233</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 20:52:53 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:1058233</guid><dc:creator>billj</dc:creator><description>You ask about using &amp;#39;faithfully&amp;#39; or &amp;#39;sincerely&amp;#39; if you know someone; by this I take it you&amp;#39;re asking about using those modes of address in formal or business correspondence (in personal correspondence, anything goes, literally!) 
  
 Generally, the exact mode of address depends on the relationship between the sender and the recipient. Sounds obvious doesn&amp;#39;t it, but it really pays to keep that in mind. 
  
 Informal modes of address change frequently, but informality in business can only go so far. A business letter where you know the recipient is now quite likely to begin Dear Alan and end Best wishes,  Kind regards , or the slightly more formal Yours sincerely , but to an anonymous person in a corporate...</description></item><item><title>Re: Faithfully or sincerely??</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/FaithfullyOrSincerely/mlgcd/post.htm#1058208</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 20:36:24 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:1058208</guid><dc:creator>billj</dc:creator><description>If you know someone would you put faithfully or sincerely? 
 
  
  
  
 You ask about using &amp;#39;faithfully&amp;#39; or &amp;#39;sincerely&amp;#39; if you know someone; by this I take it you&amp;#39;re asking about using those modes of address in formal or business correspondence (in personal correspondence, anything goes, literally!) 
   
 Generally, the exact mode of address depends on the relationship between the sender and the recipient. Sounds obvious doesn&amp;#39;t it, but it really pays to keep that in mind. 
   
 Informal modes of address change frequently, but informality in business can only go so far. A business letter where you know the recipient is now quite likely to begin  Dear Alan  and end  Best wishes, Kind regards , or the...</description></item><item /><item><title>Re: A better Leave Letter</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/ABetterLeaveLetter/8/bnxcz/Post.htm#927786</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2009 11:32:03 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:927786</guid><dc:creator>anonymous</dc:creator><description>respected sir,            I would like to enform you that i m the M.COM student of your colleg .i request you to plz grant me a leave for 6 days becoz of my uncle marriage.                  Thanking you,                                               Yours faithfully,                                                    taranjeet kaur</description></item><item><title>UK visa ,Invitation letter for spouse</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/UkVisaInvitationLetter-Spouse/lbrxc/post.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:33:02 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:923884</guid><dc:creator>anonymous</dc:creator><description>hi, my husband will be applying soon for a visa to join me in th UK. I have written the invitation letter but I&amp;#39;m not sure it&amp;#39;s ok and how it really should be written. Can u plz check it and correct any mistakes? I&amp;#39;d really appreciate any help.   To Whom It May Concern:   Application for visa: husband&amp;#39;s name and surname, his date of birth and nationality   I am writing to confirm that I wish to invite .. to join me in the UK on the basis of marriage.We have been married for two years and we would like to settle in the UK. I hope he will be able to come in the end of October 2009.   I am a EU citizen and I reside at ..   I am able to accomodate him in the UK. Evidence of my accomodation, financial status will be provided...</description></item><item><title>Please help me writinf Letter of Motivation</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/PleaseWritinfLetterMotivation/kljxv/post.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 09:44:57 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:892096</guid><dc:creator>no1</dc:creator><description>Hi friends. Please help me writing this letter of motivation for my PHD studies.Please friends help me.     Dear Sir/ Madam,  I wish to apply for your PhD program at ** Germany. This degree would assist my career as a scientist, preparing to work in a team as well as to carry on my independent research work. There are several reasons why I choose research as my career: (1) the process of exercising my reasoning ability to understand and explain complex phenomena gives me satisfaction; (2) the mental and physical hard work which is undergone in this process to achieve something new is always fascinating, and pushes me to strive for more. My way of contributing to the research field need not necessarily be something new, but should be...</description></item><item><title>Work Experience Letter- Please comment</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/WorkExperienceLetterComment/khqkm/post.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 17:45:52 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:874407</guid><dc:creator>anonymous</dc:creator><description>Would this be a suitable work experience letter to an events company? 
  
 Dear Sir/Madam, 
   
 I’m currently a student of Home Learning College studying the CompTIA courses and  I am very interested in the possibility of a period of work experience at EMSCO- Event Management Solutions based in Reading. 
    
 In a fast-paced environment, it is important to be flexible, communicative, and prepared for meeting deadlines quickly. In addition to possessing these attributes, I am confident that I could make a valuable contribution, using information technology and my excellent organisational and communicational skills as well as my eye for detail skills. 
   
 I love organising events and have had experience organising events for my...</description></item><item><title>Plz can u see my motivation letter and answer me quickly</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/PlzMotivationLetterAnswer-Quickly/krzmn/post.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 06:16:22 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:836872</guid><dc:creator>anonymous</dc:creator><description>sorry i forget to send my email (Email removed) 
  
 Phone: 
 Beirut-Lebanon 
 e-mail:                                                               July 28th,2009  
 LEBANESE University 
 Dear Sir or Madam, 
 I am writing to express my interest in applying for a Master&amp;#39;s Degree Program in inorganic molecular chemistry starting in october 2009. After i had studied chemistry (general chemistry) for four years at the Lebanese University. The emphasis of my studies was understanding the fundamental chemistry principles. I found the inorganic molecular chemistry, to be very interesting and exciting. 
 Moreover I can say that I would like to continue my studies in order to gai</description></item><item><title>Re: Request Letter</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/RequestLetter/zbckw/post.htm#817773</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2009 10:49:19 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:817773</guid><dc:creator>clive</dc:creator><description>Hi, 
 Dear Sir,  
  
   
      My name is Raj Singh. I am an employee in your company. 
   
      My marriage has been arranged, so please grant me 200000 rs. 
   
     Thank you very much. 
   
 Yours faithfully, 
   
 Raj Singh 
  
 Companies in Canada don&amp;#39;t do this. 
  
 Good luck, Clive</description></item><item><title>Re: Leave Letter</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/LeaveLetter/dgzdc/post.htm#815080</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2009 11:23:05 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:815080</guid><dc:creator>clive</dc:creator><description>Hi, 
  
 Dear Sir, 
 
 I am herewith requesting you to sanction me a leave for  abou t 6 days from 23rd  July  to  To 28th July to attend my cousin&amp;#39;s marriage. 
 Thank ing you .  Yours faithfully, 
  
  
 Clive</description></item><item><title>Re: Leave Letter</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/LeaveLetter/dgzdc/post.htm#814697</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2009 04:08:59 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:814697</guid><dc:creator>anonymous</dc:creator><description>Dear Sir,  I am here with requesting you to sanction me a leave for about 6 days from 23rd July To 28th July to attend my cousin&amp;#39;s marriage.  Thanking you, Yours faithfully, Uppala.Devendraprasad</description></item><item><title>Re: Regarding Motivation letter for citizenship</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/RegardingMotivationLetter-Citizenship/jcjqk/post.htm#764526</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 03:27:19 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:764526</guid><dc:creator>alpheccastars</dc:creator><description>Anon: The letter is too long, and has many details that are not really applicable to the intended request. Make it shorter and it will sound much more professional. See particular comments below:   Best Regards, A- s    
  
 To : The Permanent Secretary 
       Ministry of Home Affairs  
       Windhoek. Namibia.  
 Re: Application for Citizenship by  reason   virtue of marriage. 
 I Rashid Hasib Passport no -- an Indian resident working in Namibia since -- on a valid working permit hereby apply for citizenship in Namibian by   reason    virtue of marriage. 
 Before moving to Namibia I worked for  the Japanese company, Japan Life India in India in as sales administrator from February 2003 to 2005 but  I    realized that I’ m&lt;/str</description></item><item><title>Regarding Motivation letter for citizenship</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/RegardingMotivationLetter-Citizenship/jcjqk/post.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 01:04:04 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:764398</guid><dc:creator>anonymous</dc:creator><description>hello sir/madam. 
 i&amp;#39;m mailing motivation letter for citizenship for namibia by virtue of marriage. can you please check is everything ok in that letter. 
  
  
  
 To : The Permanent Secretary 
        Ministry of Home Affairs  
        Windhoek. Namibia.  
 Re: Application for Citizenship by virtue of marriage. 
 I Rashid Hasib Passport no -- an Indian resident working in Namibia since -- on a valid working permit hereby apply for citizenship in Namibian by virtue of marriage. 
 Before moving to Namibia I worked for Japanese company, Japan Life India in India in as sales administrator from February 2003 to 2005 but i realized that I’m not utilizing my qualification to my fullest. In 2006 I moved to Namibia 2006 after...</description></item><item><title>Re: Please help me to correct the letter</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/PleaseCorrectLetter/wplpp/post.htm#745708</link><pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2009 17:09:55 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:745708</guid><dc:creator>cwtch</dc:creator><description>This is way off. Here is a correction: 
 
  
  
 Dear Sir, 
 I would like to inform you that my marriage has been decided to solemnize on  I am getting married on -- . 
 I, there for  Therefore, I am requesting  want to go on leave for a period of -- days with effect from-- to --. 
 I would be grateful to you if you could do the needful to sanction me the leave  I am thanking you in advance for the time off. 
  
 Yours Faithfully  (&amp;#39;Yours faithfully&amp;#39; is for lovers or spouses, not bosses.) 
 Sincerely,</description></item><item><title>Re: Please help me to correct the letter</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/PleaseCorrectLetter/wplpp/post.htm#745429</link><pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2009 13:14:37 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:745429</guid><dc:creator>jeannie1</dc:creator><description>Dear Sir, 
 I would like to request some annual leave to commence on .. for a period of ..days, and return on .. 
 It would be most appreciated if you would advise your approval, as this leave is required for my marriage on .. 
 Yours faithfully, 
 .. 
  
 There are many ways this could be written, some workplaces actually have a formal request sheet that must be filled out &amp;amp; submitted.</description></item><item><title>Please help me to correct the letter</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/PleaseCorrectLetter/wplpp/post.htm</link><pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2009 10:22:54 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:745312</guid><dc:creator>crismthomas</dc:creator><description>Sub: Request for leave on the occasion of marriage 
 
  
  
 Dear Sir, 
 I would like to inform you that my marriage has been decided to solemnize on-- 
 I, there for want to go on leave for a period of -- days with effect from-- 
 I would be grateful to you if you could do the needful to sanction me the leave 
  
 Yours Faithfully</description></item><item><title>Need someone help: Please correct my cover letter</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/NeedSomeoneCorrectCover-Letter/wpwlp/post.htm</link><pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2009 18:44:47 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:744377</guid><dc:creator>debangkok</dc:creator><description>I would like apply a job in credit analysis ,please correct it to me 
 111 As Rd., 
 bby ,bkk 
  
  
 Dear Sir, 
   
  I am writing this letter to apply for    the credit analysis position in response to your advertisement in Jobsdb.com.  
   
  I graduated from KH  University  and hold a bachelors degree from the faculty of Economics, with a    major in Business Economics. I then challenged myself with my own    Vietnamese Food business. This gave me a great opportunity    to enhance my entrepreneurship.I have learned a real business, including marketing and sales, problem solving and dealing with department store.  
   
 In addition, I had been employed as customer service representative (credit anaysis) in Citi Group.I was...</description></item><item><title>Letter of Mottivation</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/LetterOfMottivation/wkgkh/post.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2009 00:07:30 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:719209</guid><dc:creator>darch</dc:creator><description>Can someone give me some feedback about this motivational letter,  its for MEXT 2010.   Any feedback, criticizm is welcome, or if u have modifications to make od add parts, remove parts, please do so.   This is my letter: --  Dear Madam or Sir,  My name is &amp;lt;name&amp;gt;, I&amp;#39;m a graduate student at Faculty for Electrical Engineering and Information Technologies, majoring in Computer Science, Information Technology and Automation.  With this letter I would like to apply for the Monbukagakusho/MEXT scholarship that will be conducted in Japan during the academic year 2010 - 2012.  Allow me to briefly introduce myself. I was born in a family with a strong belief in the importance of education, thus I have always tried to do my best.  The...</description></item><item><title>Please revise me cover letter</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/PleaseReviseMeCoverLetter/wwxcd/post.htm</link><pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2009 16:30:21 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:711555</guid><dc:creator>debangkok</dc:creator><description>I would like to write my cover letter to apply some jobs, 
 Please kindly revise this cover letter,thank you so much for your comment,recoomendation. 
  
  444 abc   Rd.  ,     cc.bb    25 April,2009       Dear sir,    Your advertisement on the website  www.___.com    for the  Marketing Analyst has attracted my attention, and I think my qualifications will be able to fulfill your requirments.      I graduated from xxxx University in the Faculty of Economics, majoring in Business Economics in June 19xx after that I set up my own business. It was about chiness food then, I served as a sales executive in xxxx ccc sales Co.,Ltd. where I have acquired trainings about    managing customer relationship and    retaining    &lt;spa</description></item><item><title>Re: Formal letter (check)</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/FormalLetterCheck/wwmzl/post.htm#711242</link><pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2009 12:30:30 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:711242</guid><dc:creator>adrenochrome</dc:creator><description>Dear Sir/Madam, 
  
 I am writing to complain about your advertisement for a new game that gives everyone the chance to win, which I believe to be misleading. 
  
 My first complaint is that you state there would be big cash prizes. In fact, there is only one chance of winning and only ONE cash prize. If I had been aware of this, I would not have entered the game. Secondly, you say that the cost of the game is very low, but in reality FUNTE 5 is not only not cheap, but very pricey. It is far above the average persons price range and their idea of &amp;#39;very low&amp;#39;. 
  
 The problems do not stop there. You claim to be beneficial to charities and play on the idea of virtue, however, I find that your &amp;#39;administrative&amp;#39; fees...</description></item><item><title>Cover letter for a job</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/CoverLetterForAJob/wzxcr/post.htm</link><pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2009 06:58:27 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:696813</guid><dc:creator>ag_james</dc:creator><description>Hello! Can somebody take a look at my cover letter and check whether it is good enough.








&amp;quot;I would like to apply for a summer job/position in the field of Economics, Marketing &amp;amp; Administration at XXX. 

I came to know about this offer from your company website and from several career fairs including AAA and BBB, which took place at the YYY in 2008 and 2009. 

I would like to work in XXX because I believe it is a great opportunity to use my knowledge and skills efficiently, that would help me gain a valuable experience in a leading telecommunication company.

I came across a number of positive testimonials from friends working at XXX and their impression of the company motivated me to become a part of the...</description></item><item><title>Two short "essays" - grammar</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/TwoShortEssaysGrammar/wzrxk/post.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 21:43:46 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:692981</guid><dc:creator>phissen</dc:creator><description>For my girl, thank you :)  Dear Sir or Madam,         Thank you for your letter. I am glad you are coming to visit us. Here are some details for the questions you have asked.         While I am giving you the directions how to get from the town centre to the pier, you could see the map which I have enclosed to the letter. First go round the roundabout. Then go along the road and take the first turning on the right. Follow that road until you come to the pier.         I am afraid there won&amp;#39;t be any free time for a walk because every minute of the cruise is well organised.         We are returning at 14:30 and you will get on the time on the London coach because it stops at the pier.         You have asked about the vegetarian food in...</description></item><item><title>Please correct my essay  ''Organ Donation''</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/PleaseCorrectEssayOrgan-Donation/wvhdv/post.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2009 10:48:32 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:689898</guid><dc:creator>anonymous</dc:creator><description>Dear Sir/Madam, 
 Here is my essay. 
 Topic: 
 Hong Kong has the best organ transplant facilities in the world but,unfortunately,we have a shortage of organs for transplant.Doctors need to look at all the possibilities of making more organs available for patients.Why do people refuse to donate organs?What can be doner to increaser organ donation? 
  
 Write a letter to the Editor of the Hong Kong Post to discuss the issue justifying your views with reason and examples.Do not write any address.Sign your letter`Chris Wong&amp;#39;. 
  
 Dear Editor, 
  
 As a regular reader of your column,l am writing to bring to the public&amp;#39;s attention the problem of shortage of organs for transplant.Hong Kong has the best organ transplant...</description></item><item><title>Re: Salary increment letter</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/SalaryIncrementLetter/19/vcldp/Post.htm#687801</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2009 17:16:55 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:687801</guid><dc:creator>anonymous</dc:creator><description>hellow friends..thank you very much for the posts here as it helped me a lot to prepare a letter for salary incriment.special thanks to Mr Clive. i am here posting the sample i prepaired . hope it will help somone. please chek it for grammer and spelling mistakes as i am not very good in english..thanks ..zaam 
 &amp;quot;&amp;quot;&amp;quot;  dear sir  i would like to request to you to consider me for a salary incriment. because of the big hike in house rent and other expentitures, i am not in position to bring my family here.  i also would like to bring to your attention that i am working with this company for last 1.5 years and i havnt recieved any salary hike so far.  I am really greatfull for the job responcibilities and opertunities here in...</description></item><item><title>Letter of motivation for studying abroad</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/LetterMotivationStudying-Abroad/wdbzb/post.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2009 13:08:46 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:683282</guid><dc:creator>anonymous</dc:creator><description>Hey everybody, I would like to study one semester abroad in the US and therefore I have to apply for it and send a letter of motivation to the foreign university. Because I think my English is not the best I thought maybe someone here can help me with my letter. I&amp;#39;d be very glad if somebody could read my letter and give me some feedback about it. Thank you very much in advance.     Letter of motivation: studying one semester abroad in xxx xxx, USA     Dear Sir or Madam,  herewith I apply for a place at the xxx xxx State University to spend the fall semester in 2009 at it.  My name is xxx xxx, I‘m a 24 year-old student from xxx, Germany. Currently I‘m studying computer science in media in the sixth semester at the „xxx xxx University“...</description></item><item><title>Letter of Motivation. Need someone to correct :)</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/LetterMotivationSomeoneCorrect/wczmz/post.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2009 16:47:06 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:679648</guid><dc:creator>marukas</dc:creator><description>Dear Sir/Madam,               	I am writing to apply for the Architectural Technology and Construction Management / Building Technology (Bachelor Degree) in your College. I am currently studying at Steponas Darius and Stasys Girenas gymnasium, and I am specialising in   technical studies   . There are some reasons why I have chosen this speciality and why I have decided to study exactly at your college in Denmark.          	First of all, some information about me. I am 19 years old school-leaver, living in Kaunas, Lithuania. I love to spend my free time with my friends, play or watch basketball games, play bowling or pool, ride a bicycle and etc. Mathematics and physics are my favourite subjects from the very first class till now,...</description></item><item><title>Re: Could someone please look at my "Statement of Purpose"?</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/CouldSomeoneLookStatementPurpose/wrdgn/post.htm#670335</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2009 04:13:41 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:670335</guid><dc:creator>narrative</dc:creator><description>Hi Anonymous Some minor corrections in grammar and wording but otherwise okay. Good luck Narrative   Normal 0   false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE       MicrosoftInternetExplorer4                                                                                 Dear sir or madam,      Please consider this letter as an application for a study abroad spot at .. University for the autumn semester, starting September 2009.    I will finish the 4 th year of my law degree at the University of Oslo in May, and wish to use the next semester studying abroad at .. University. I would describe myself as a positive and outgoing girl. I like to be part of social happenings and other activities; at the moment I&amp;#39;m having a lot of fun putting...</description></item><item><title>Could someone please look at my "Statement of Purpose"?</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/CouldSomeoneLookStatementPurpose/wrdgn/post.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2009 20:01:04 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:669150</guid><dc:creator>anonymous</dc:creator><description>Hi! I&amp;#39;m applying for a study abroad spot at an Australian university but I&amp;#39;ve never written a letter like this before, so I was wondering if someone could look over my grammar, and maybe give me some tips on how to improve the letter itself (what to cut and what to add). I would really appreciate it!        Statement of Purpose      Dear sir or madam,         with this letter I wish to apply for a study abroad spot at .. University for the autumn semester, starting September 2009.      I will finish the 4 th year of my law degree at the University of Oslo in May, and wish to use the next semester studying abroad at .. University. I would describe myself as a positive and outgoing girl. I like to be part of social happenings and...</description></item><item><title>Re:  Please check my MOTIVATION LETTER FOR univs in Sweden!!!???</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/PleaseCheckMotivationLetterUnivs-Sweden/hggqh/post.htm#616640</link><pubDate>Sun, 21 Dec 2008 04:30:17 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:616640</guid><dc:creator>aceshark123</dc:creator><description>thank you very much barbara.   i have made the changes to the letter..  MOTIVATION LETTER I am Venkataraman. N, 23 years of age, an Indian. I am applying for the Master’s Program in Nuclear Engineering in Sweden. I am in my final year of studies at Sri Sairam Engineering College (Anna University), Chennai, Tamil Nadu, in my native India, where I will receive a Bachelor&amp;#39;s of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering in May 2009. In my university studies I learnt the fundamentals of technical engineering and it was at the end of my second year that my interests in automobile systems and energy needs reignited. I am now working on a team project, to develop an ALL TERRAIN VEHICLE for a competition named SAE BAJA 2009 in which I am a vehicle...</description></item><item><title>A letter from Hank Paulson</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/ALetterFromHankPaulson/kzdcl/post.htm</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2008 15:25:30 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:860687</guid><dc:creator>alan brooks</dc:creator><description>http://www.theseminal.com/2008/09/23/awaiting-your-correspondance-important- business-matter/ Dear American: I need to ask you to support an urgent secret business relationship with a transfer of funds of great magnitude. I am Ministry of the Treasury of the Republic of America. My country has had crisis that has caused the need for large transfer of funds of 800 billion dollars US. If you would assist me in this transfer, it would be most profitable to you. I am working with Mr. Phil Gram, lobbyist for UBS, who will be my replacement as Ministry of the Treasury in January. As a Senator, you may know him as the leader of the American banking deregulation movement in the 1990s. This transaction is 100% safe. This is a matter of great...</description></item><item><title>Re: When to use 'Yours Sincerely, Faithfully, or Thanks'</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/YoursFaithfullyYoursSincerelyAnswer/10/bgw/Post.htm#298198</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Nov 2006 17:48:12 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:298198</guid><dc:creator>tidus</dc:creator><description>Formally in English there should only be &amp;quot;Yours sincerely&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;Yours faithfully&amp;quot;. Note that sincerely never starts with a capital S or faithfully with a capital F. 
 If you begin a letter with Dear Sir/Madam, then it should be signed off with Yours faithfully. Everything else ie Dear Alan, or Dear Mr Jones, should be signed off with Yours sincerely. 
 If you are writing an informal letter to a friend then you can pretty much sign it off with whatever you like ie yours truly, kind regards or whatever.</description></item><item><title>Re: How to get respondents?</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/HowToGetRespondents/hxbln/post.htm#653936</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2006 23:22:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:653936</guid><dc:creator>young sociolinguist</dc:creator><description>This is not a link, but an MS Word file I can send via e-mail. See below for more details. I am a fifth-year student of English Philology at the University of Gdansk, Poland. I am currently writing my MA thesis on sociolinguistics, a significant part of which is a questionnaire to be completed by native speakers of British English, i.e. people born and educated in Great Britain, whatever their origin. The questionnaire consists of several specimens of the written and the spoken language and the task of the judges will be to assess them. Completing it does not take more time than doing a small crossword. The judges will not be asked to reveal their personal data such as their name, age or address and no attempts whatsoever will be made to...</description></item><item><title>Re: your ideal president</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/YourIdealPresident/6/lkvmp/Post.htm#970263</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Aug 2004 15:31:19 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:970263</guid><dc:creator>linz</dc:creator><description>Basically, any &amp;#39;liberal&amp;#39; social position, e.g. abortion, puts you in the democrat camp  Forgive my ignorance, but why is abortion an issue at all? I am right in thinking, aren&amp;#39;t I, that abortion is legal in the United States? And that that situation has not changed under the presidency of George W Bush? Because when it comes to real policies, like maintaining a troop presence in Iraq, supporting Israel&amp;#39;s apartheid policies, welfare &amp;quot;reform&amp;quot; or free-trade there isn&amp;#39;t significant difference between Kerry and Bush. Jeff Americans will always do the right thing - after they have exhausted every other possibility. Winston Churchill Loyalty to the country always, loyalty to the government when it deserves it. Mark...</description></item><item><title>Re: Regards vs. Yours truly</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/RegardsVsYoursTruly/4/lkmdb/Post.htm#979755</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Aug 2004 15:31:19 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:979755</guid><dc:creator>linz</dc:creator><description>Julie typed thus: When I were a young person in ... properly introduced; &amp;quot;love&amp;quot; - to your family and close friends.  I was taught that &amp;quot;Yours faithfully&amp;quot; follows &amp;quot;Dear Sir&amp;quot; or similar impersonal salutations, while &amp;quot;Yours sincerely&amp;quot; follows &amp;quot;Dear (name)&amp;quot;. I ... than anything else, although it is a long time since I encountered anyone else who had even heard of it. That&amp;#39;s what I was taught, too, almost 20 years after David was so taught. I am careful and logical and I look things up I don&amp;#39;t understand! When I hear people use the wrong words I get edgy! I am good with cheese. I read books fast. I /think/! And I always have a piece of string. That&amp;#39;s the kind of person I am!...</description></item><item><title>Re: Mendacity</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/Mendacity/2/ljqcg/Post.htm#968923</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Aug 2004 18:13:25 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:968923</guid><dc:creator>don aitken</dc:creator><description>-John Lawler www.umich.edu/~jlawler Univ of Michigan Linguistics Dept &amp;quot;Truthful words are not beautiful; beautiful words are not truthful. Good words are not persuasive; persuasive words are not good.&amp;quot; -Lao Tzu &amp;quot;The truth tha&amp;#39;s told with bad intent Beats all the lies one can invent&amp;quot; Sorry, I don&amp;#39;t remember who wrote this and it&amp;#39;s too late for google.</description></item><item><title>Re: OED and Greek</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/OedAndGreek/lkcrj/post.htm#968919</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Aug 2004 17:57:19 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:968919</guid><dc:creator>don aitken</dc:creator><description>Well, OED have &amp;#39;Euboa (now Evvoia)&amp;#39;  In that case they&amp;#39;re not just wrong, but perhaps even silly. The sample is too small for reasoned judgement, but ... that a friend with no advanced classical background was shocked to be often consulted on such matters for the NSOED. What is the evidence that &amp;#39;eu&amp;#39; was ever not pronounced &amp;#39;ev&amp;#39;? Or, for that matter, that beta has not always been a v? Rob Bannister</description></item><item><title>Re: Egoic</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/Egoic/lkddz/post.htm#968913</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Aug 2004 17:37:35 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:968913</guid><dc:creator>laura f spira</dc:creator><description>Here you have more context: 
  
  
 In addition, the split between the ego and the body, and between the ego 
 and the world, could never have become as severe for women due to the fact that 
 women are more closely connected to nature – in terms of the biology of their own 
 bodies – than men. Male biology is fairly inert, and makes few demands. Apart 
 from sex, hunger, going to the toilet and periodic pain and injury, our bodily 
 processes aren’t obviously active. As a result, it’s fairly easy for us to become 
 disembodied egoic entities, to “rise above” our biology and experience a sharp 
 sense of mind/body duality. On the other hand, female biology is more powerful 
 and pronounced, with the monthly cycle of ovulation...</description></item><item><title>Re: What is the name of this thing called?</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/WhatNameThing/5/ljxnc/Post.htm#968891</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Aug 2004 16:37:26 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:968891</guid><dc:creator>david56</dc:creator><description>http://tinyurl.com/6u7ne Thanks for the links, Maria. The thing vaguely resembles the teak chair in the last link in its general layout. But: I really don&amp;#39;t think anyone heavier than an infant could sit on it if there was an actual seat on it, which there is not. Supposing there is meant to be, say, a cane or string seat, the &amp;quot;back&amp;quot; rises almost straight vertical when it&amp;#39;s in the &amp;quot;chair&amp;quot; orientation, with two rather flimsy dowels where the sitter&amp;#39;s arms might be. In that orientation, there are no legs, and there doesn&amp;#39;t seem to be anywhere to put legs in any case. I don&amp;#39;t think the object is incomplete. That is, there are no holes where legs would be joined to it, and the dowel ends are all rounded...</description></item><item><title>Re: Why no "Battery with a deadly Weapon"?</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/WhyBatteryDeadlyWeapon/3/jpblx/Post.htm#828488</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2004 06:56:28 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:828488</guid><dc:creator>laura f spira</dc:creator><description>I love it, Mickwick. Here&amp;#39;s a letter from today&amp;#39;s Times, from Professor Peter Dawson, address given. &amp;quot;Sir, Over the last ... singularly and spectacularly unfortunate; or that this country is simply not working. Yours faithfully, PETER DAWSON&amp;quot; He is not alone. Absolutely not. And one consequence is that, on the rare occasions when things *do* go right, one finds oneself pathetically grateful. Twice in the last year I have written letters of thanks to the managers of organisations where I have been overwhelmed by what appeared to be most impressive service: on reflection, it was really no more than I, as a paying customer, deserved. I have given up writing letters of complaint, though. I have also observed that...</description></item><item><title>Re: Why no "Battery with a deadly Weapon"?</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/WhyBatteryDeadlyWeapon/3/jpblx/Post.htm#828025</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2004 22:48:39 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:828025</guid><dc:creator>dr robin bignall</dc:creator><description>This means, in general, that yobs are free to vandalise, ... street-smart toughs decide to vandalise or break into my house.  You&amp;#39;ll enjoy this, Robin. It&amp;#39;s from a recent letter to the Sunday Telegraph: Some three years ago the owner of ... and unlawful detention, fined £250, and had to do 200 hours community service. The thief was released with a caution. I love it, Mickwick. Here&amp;#39;s a letter from today&amp;#39;s Times, from Professor Peter Dawson, address given. &amp;quot;Sir, Over the last 18 months or so my father, my wife, daughter, son-in-law and I have led somewhat more complicated lives than usual. During this period we have, between us, dealt with local councils, banks, building societies, architects, builders, the police,...</description></item><item><title>Use of yours sincerely</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/YoursFaithfullyYoursSincerelyAnswer/bgw/post.htm#407</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2003 13:36:20 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:407</guid><dc:creator>pia</dc:creator><description>Well, there are different schools of thought nowadays. However the basic rule is that when you use Dear Sir/Madam then you end with yours faithfully . When you know the name of recipient then use yours sincerely .  
  
 General example:  Dear Mr Brown,  blah blah blah.  Yours sincerely, Me.  When addressing a close friend or colleague and you use the first name, then it&amp;#39;s:  Dear Jessica,  blah blah,  best wishes, warm wishes, best regards, warm regards, kind regards, Me  
  
Increasingly, especially in the United States, people are signing off with best / kind / warm regards regardless of the form of address.  Hope this helps.</description></item></channel></rss>