Nowadays, written communications have not prescribed, taking into account the increase of teleworking and online job applications that are the vast majority, we are going to share some tips to demonstrate your command of English and to be able to write letters or emails correctly.
In English, it is important to to know which record to address the sender with and how to conclude the letters we write or emails. Depending on who the communication is addressed to, we will have to use a more or less formal form.
We understand that if we are writing to a company, institution, co-workers or friends, the relationship will not be the same, nor the treatment. Therefore, in English it is well differentiated and each situation has its own formula.
In this post we will explain how to do it. Let’s start from the most formal to the most informal.
Structure of the letter
It is important to know that any communication has a strict structure, in the letters there are a couple of guidelines;
- We must be concise and correct, without beating around the bush.
- These four parts must be clearly differentiated:
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- Greetingis the opening of our letter, and to introduce ourselves if our sender does not know us.
- Exposure of the subject for which we will write.
- Request or conclusion of the subject.
- Farewell.
Once we are clear on these points, we move on to the farewells.
Formal and Semi-Formal Farewells
- In a formal letter addressed to persons unknown let’s say goodbye with;
Sincerely, Yours sincerely, Yours Truly, Regards, Yours faithfully,.
These expressions correspond to the translation of at
entamente, and greetings
we use in Spanish. They are simple and versatile expressions, for closing cover letters or in the context of negotiations or consultations with companies.
- When we already we already know the sender’s name and we have had a previous contact, such as coinciding in a meeting, having exchanged emails, or a previous telephone conversation, we can use;
Best Regards, Cordially, or Yours Respectfully
,.
In this case it corresponds to a greeting with emphasis,
more cordial
.
- If it is a frequent contact, or to know her with a certain degree of appreciation, without losing formality, we can make use of the following expressions;
Warm Regards, Best wishes, With appreciation,.
If you have noticed, we always end our farewell with a comma, to close the next line with our signature or our name.
Informal Farewells
We can also write formal letters to people much people much closer to us to us, i.e., with which there is already a certain friendly bond. Our registration will be a little more relaxed to show our appreciation. It will allow us to be more creative in our farewells.
All the best, All the best.
- Hugs, Hugs.
- Lots of love, Lots of love.
- Cheers, Health. It is a way of wishing a person well.
- Best, It is another way of wishing well or showing your best intentions.
These are some of the greetings you can use, although this list can be much longer, if we take into account different connotations that can be used, such as religious, wishing blessings to the sender.