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Begin Dear +
name, NOT
Dear Friend,
Hello Bill.
Put a comma after
the name.
Begin first
sentence with a
capital letter.
Finish the letter
Best wishes /
Regards to people
you don’t know
very well.
Love / Lots of love
to family and close
friends.
24 King Street
London WIA 3LF
18 April 2007
Dear Bill,
How are you? I hope you’re well.
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Write soon,
Best wishes,
Luca
P.S. I’ll be away from the 10th till the 25th.
Write your
address.
Don’t write
your name.
Write the date
under your
address.
Use
contractions,
informal
speech.
Use P.S. (Post
Script) to write
something after
the signature
Typical first sentences Typical last sentences
It was nice / great / lovely to hear from you… Write soon.
I hope you’re well… I’ll be in touch soon.
Sorry I haven’t written for so long… I hope to hear from you soon.
Thanks for you letter… Give my regards / love to your family.
How are you? I’m fine. I look forward to hearing from you.