LETTER-WRITING HAVO-5 -- PERIOD B -- ED 15%. Formal vs informal register American vs rest of ESW lay-out Nature of letter / target readership.

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LETTER-WRITING HAVO-5 -- PERIOD B -- ED 15%

Formal vs informal register American vs rest of ESW lay-out Nature of letter / target readership

( 4. ) ( 10. )

1. Addresser 2. Addressee 3. Date 4. Subject 5. Salutation 6. Body of Paragraphs (incl. Closing Line 7. Valediction 8. Name + Signature 9. Enclosures

1. Addresser No (given and last) name Street name before house number Post code + place name Holland or (The) Netherlands

2. Addressee Name (company) House number before street name No commas Post codes (British, American, other) Country abbreviations

Example addresses The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW Washington, DC United States of America / USA Buckingham Palace London SW1A 1AA United Kingdom / UK

Attention / Attn.: The White House Attn.: Mr. President 1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW Washington, DC United States of America / USA Apple Inc. Attn.: Mr Tim Cook 1 Infinite Loop Cupertino, CA United States of America / USA

Care of: c/o Penguin Books Ltd. c/o Staff Manager 80 Strand London WC2R 0RL England / UK / Great Britain

3. Date Avoid numbers-only Name of month capitalised/not abbreviated No place name Example: 9 September 2013

4. Subject line Optional Only in formal letters Subject content is underlined Subject: Your advertisement dated 28 August 2013 last

5. Salutation Addressee (function) is known? Dear John, Dear Mr Smith, Dear Mr J. Smith, Dear John Smith, Dear Professor John Smith, Dear Professor J. Smith Esq., Dear Staff Manager, Addressee is unknown? USA Gentlemen: UKDear Sir/Madam, Rest ESWDear Sir/Madam,

Titles Mr = Mijnheer Mrs = Mevrouw (getrouwd) Ms = Juffrouw (ongetrouwd)

6. Body of Paragraphs (BoP) Alinea voor elke (deel)opdracht Regels overslaan tussen alinea’s Niet inspringen! Liever niet de eerste alinea met I (ik) beginnen. Wordcount is alleen de BoP incl. de Closing Line

7. Closing Line “I look forward to hearing from you,” “I hope with this letter I have given you enough information,” “I hope you will take my complaint/suggestion into consideration,” “I would very much appreciate your quick reply,” etc.

8. Valediction Addressee is known? “Yours Sincerely,” Addressee is unknown? “Yours Faithfully,”

9. Name and Signature

10. Enclosures Optional Esp. in letters of application For added information (CV, photos, etc.) Encl.: (then list items you enclosed)

Beware: Do not contract verbs, so I am instead of I’m, and cannot instead of can’t Write numbers in letters when 1-10, tens, hundreds, thousands, etc. (so nine, but also 12, three thousand, but also 3,001 ) English formal letters are very polite. Always make sure you use the right tone of voice for the purpose of your letter, even when complaining.

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