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Letter writing rules
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Jull
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Letter writing rules
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Dear friends,
I have a little question- when we start writing a letter we should write like this:
the first line - Dear... ,
the second line - thank you for /or smt like this/
The question is if the first word of the second line should start with a CAPITAL letter?
Thank you!
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31 May 2009
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Jull
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Thank you!
So it must be like this:
Dear Ann,
Thank you for...
Right?!
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31 May 2009
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ameliarator
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Also, the second line should be indented. � Dear Ann, Thank you for....
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31 May 2009
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ballycastle1
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Yes, indeed it may be, but you may also use block format whereby no indentations are used, neither in the first address nor in the paragraphs. I suggest you choose one format (it doesn �t matter which) and teach that to your students, giving them no options. It makes life easier! |
31 May 2009
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Abdelhadi
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Yes Jull
Remember that you should always capitalize the first letter of the first word, whatever the grammatical category of that word and be it in a paragraph or in a single sentence. So since the "T" is the first letter of that paragraph/line, then you need to capitalize it for sure.
In addition to that, it would be better if you respect the left-hand margin when you write a letter. So the first line in each new paragraph should be indented. To examplify:
Dear Ann,
Thank you for ..............................................................................................................
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Your plan for ...............................................................................................................
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As for the ....................................................................................................................
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........ etc.
Have a good day
Abdelhadi |
1 Jun 2009
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