Here is some advice on how to use "get, take, have" in English. There are two main uses of the word get: get 1 You use get with adjectives to mean `become'. For example, if someone gets cold, they become cold, and if they get angry, they

Here is some advice on the use of got and gotten. Got is the past tense and past participle of get. You use have got to say that someone has a particular thing, or to mention a quality or characteristic that someone or something has.

Here is some advice on how to use few and little, Few can be used in many ways. However, think about it this way: Use few to indicate that you are talking about a small number of people or things. Here are a few examples (a small number of

I wonder if I might be permitted to correct the letter suggested by Wumanfu? First, starting a letter with Dear Sir/Madam is very old-fashioned. Many men (I included) do not like a start with a hint that I might be a madam. Men tend to dislike

Please note edenburn's advice. KEEP YOUR MESSAGE SIMPLE. This is something that many non-English people find hard to accept. And also note how he perfectly phrases his letter . Do not make a humble request. (Why does it have to be humble?)

Ooh! None of these sentences is very good. Let me suggest a slight modification. His schedule for the early part of this week is tight, but he has indicated that on either Thursday or Friday (Oct. 9th & 10th) he could be available to meet with

There is no hard and fast rule, but the most common practice is to put the author's initials in capitals and the typist's initials in lower case. Here is an example: LC/vb When there are more pages than one in a letter it is normal practice

There is often confusion when to use capital letters in writing and correspondence. A simple rule is to use capital letter whenyou want to be specific. For example, in England there is a government position called the Foreign Secretary. He