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Re: Shall I write my name and address at the top right side of my Motivation Letter..?

tamguatlay — Thu, 01 May 2008 13:18:46 GMT

Yoong Liat

Hi Nona
Yoong Liat

In BrE, when you start your letter with Dear Sir or Dear Madam, or Dear Sir/Madam, you should end it with 'Yours faithfully'.

Could you let me know whether what I've written is correct? Clive believes it may not be current usage.

Thanks in advance.

Best wishes

YL

I am a new member. I find it funny that Nona had not replied to YL's request to confirm whether he is correct. Being a new member I am confused. Clive said usage is outdated. YL said dictionary said it is not wrong.

I think I will be happy if one British native confirms whether YL is right or wrong. While I respect Clive as being good in American English, I think YL cannot be talking something he does not know because he uses British English. I hope Nona or a British speaker will answer YL's post or I will be very confused.

Thanks in advance.

Re: letter of recommendation

Mister Micawber — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 13:15:12 GMT

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(Note: I have changed some spelling to conform to American English practice)

Dear Sir or Madam:

I am writing this letter to recommend [First name, Last name] for your "X" American Program.

I have known Miss L. for two years as a student of applied linguistics at the P. Institute, [City], Italy, and she has always shown a strong interest in our program. She is a hardworking student and has improved steadily. I can attest that her academic performance has been quite satisfactory. (Do I need to give more academic details ?-- The more detail you give, without their being too long, the more effective the recommendation. Perhaps her scores, if good, and describe a project she participated in or a paper she wrote.)

She is also an active member of a student theater group which regularly performs classic and original English plays for university audiences. She dedicates much of her free time to the cultural activities provided by our institute.

As for her personal qualities, she has always been a very friendly and respectful student who demonstrates a great capacity for integration into university life.

For all these reasons, I highly recommend this candidate to you. Furthermore, I believe that your program will provide her with valuable experience, helping her improve her English level, and deepen her understanding of American culture and values.

Should you need further information, please feel free to contact me at the address above.

Yours faithfully,

[signature]

[Name]
[Title, Institution]

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Re: HELP! I wish feedback on my motivation letter

Philologist — Fri, 06 Jan 2006 19:03:49 GMT

Hi Emilia,

I am glad to hear that my suggestions have been useful!

Good luck

Emilia wrote:

...broadening the international point-of-view. Should be "point of view" without hyphenation

... the multifaceted experience of living and studying at a large campus university. Should be "university campus".
...since I have decided on to write it in English. You should remove the "on"
I am an active person with a lot of energy and a big passion for nature and outdoor sports, so the region of Z, with its magnificent nature, comma is an ideal place.

Sincerely yours, I still favour using "Yours faithfully," as you do not know the full name of the recipient, but in American English this might be acceptable, too.

Re: Can someone help me to write my motivation letter? (A Spanish in trouble..)

Nef — Fri, 06 Jan 2006 07:14:06 GMT

Hello,

Here are a few ideas. I am being fairly picky (critical) because you asked for comments. I understood most of your letter very well. Good luck with your application!

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Dear Sirs, (If you are sure that only men will read your letter, this is fine. If it is possible that either men or women will read your letter, I think it is better to say Dear Sir/Ma'am, Dear Sir or Madam, or To Whom it May Concern. If you can find out the name or job title of the person who will read your letter, you might use that as a form of address.)

As you know I'm recently graduated in Chemical Engineering. (I'm wondering if you are sure the reader will know this.) Also, you might want to say "I'm a recent graduate in Chemical Engineering." or "I'm a recent graduate who majored in Chemical Engineering."

At this point, I find very important the election of the first significative job, because it can determine the future development of my professional career.

At this point, I find the choice of my first significant job very important, because it can determine the future development of my professional career. (I'm changing the placement of the "very important" and using "significant" rater than "significative," which is not a common word.)

It's very easy to explain why I want to work in a brewery: in one hand, it fit fits my technical expectatives. expectations.

(1. I am not sure what "in one hand" means here.

2. "It fits" is because "it" is third person singular. (I fit, you fit, he/she/it fits...

3. "Expectations" is a common word; "expectatives" may not be a word at all.)

As an (you need "an" here) engineer, the beer industry is a very complete sector where I can learn and share with you my recent knowledge, acquired in all those years, in the last latest technologies of water and solids treatment, fermentation processes, refrigeration systems, gas recuperation... or, related with the management aspects, such as production and distribution control, supply chain, environmental and health implications, as well as the economics of the operation, etc..

I am not sure if "recuperation" is the right word here. "Recuperation" usually refers to recovery from an illness (regaining good health after a disease). Would "recovery," a more general term which might refer to regaining or gathering something, work better?

Also, this is a very long sentence. I'd start a new sentence to discuss the management aspects. For instance, something like: "A job in this industry also would provide me with an excellent opportunity to apply and increase my knowledge of management aspects such as...")

On the other, (OK, now I see what the first hand was for! But your hands are so far apart here, are separated by so many words, that the connection between the two hands gets dropped. I'd suggest not mentioning the first hand at all. If you want to, for the second hand, try saying:

On the other hand, it's pretty hard to explain my personal desire in working in a "life" industry like this. As an enthusiastic enthusiast ("enthusiast" is a noun, "enthusiastic" is an adjective; you could say as an enthusiastic ______, )

If you wanted a shorter sentence, you could say "As a beer and wine enthusiast (in the good sense), I've participated..."

of the culture of the (you don't need, and shouldn't have, this "the") beer and wine (in the good sense...), Iâve participated in the recollection (I'm not sure of the meaning here. Is it possible that you are talking about a harvest?) campaign of the last seasons in one of the most important wine shires (This is the right word for English English; if you want American English, say "counties" instead of "shires") of my country and I would like to work in the production area or any similar like engineer. or in a related area as an engineer.

Furthermore, I have always had a strong desire to work in an international environment. Youâre one of the most important beer productor all over the world and I find this as an unique opportunity. Your company is one of the most important beer producers in the world, and I think this is a unique opportunity.

I would describe myself as an active, mature, curious, hands-on and flexible person. Iâm willing to work on new
projects with new colleagues and to increase and share my knowledgement knowledge. Iâm an enduring a loyal team player but Iâm willing to accept responsibility.

I would be pleased if my application wakes your interest. I enclose my CV for your consideration. Please do not
hesitate to contact me if you require any further details.

Yours faithfully,

Re: Best regards, Kind regards, or Yours sincerely, - which is correct

My2sense — Sun, 13 Nov 2005 17:00:44 GMT

Just my take on it.

Let's look at the structure of an e-mail or a letter for that matter. Simply said you have 3 parts.

1. opening or greeting

2. body

3. closing or ending

NOTE: greeting means hello and not good-bye.

As was pointed out " yours faithfully " is out of style but it still can be found in use especially in British English. However, as was also pointed out, there are alternatives that are used in both British and American (North American) English.

1. More formal --- Sincerely yours, Yours sincerely, or even just Sincerely

2. less formal--- Sincerely, Kind/Best/Warm regards, Regards, *Best wishes

3. informal --- Best (wishes), Regards, * Just write your name *, See you, Thanks, etc., etc.

Not that this is a rule but in American English a comma is generally used after the greeting and after the closing.

Re: "Yours sincerely" "Sincerely yours"

nona the brit — Fri, 12 Nov 2004 15:53:21 GMT

In British English that is incorrect.

If you know the name use Yours sincerely; if you do not know the name use Yours faithfully.

We have covered the Yours sincerely/Sincerely yours topic before and came to the conclusion that the first is British English word order and the second is American English word order.