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Letters Register

Formal style No colloquialisms No contractions (like: don’t, won’t etc.) Introductory phrases - indirect questions - polite requests - reference phrases Polite tone

Formal style Avoidance of phrasal verbs Sophisticated vocabulary Tentatative language Linking words

Formal style Indirect questions: We would like to know if… We were wondering whether/if… Could you advise us if…. Do you happen to know if…..

Formal style Polite requests: We would appreciate if…. Could you possibly… Is it possible to…. We would be grateful if/for….

Formal style Reference phrases: As regards… In response to… Concerning.. Regarding… In relation to… In connection with With regard to

Formal style Sophisticated vocabulary; - avoid verbs like: do, make, get - use: perform, deal with, produce, manufacture, receive, obtain - avoid the word: thing or things - use: matters, issues, problems

Formal style Tentative language - introductory phrases: It seems, there seems to be, it appears - intruductory phrases for bad news: I/We are sorry but… I/We are afraid… I/We regret that…. - quantifiers: a bit, a little, a slight, not + opposite - would and could, might

Formal style Linking words - and, because, although, in spite of, despite, futhermore, additionally, in addition, moreover, therfore, however, fortunately, unfortunately

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