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    This document provides guidance for writing personal letters and emails. It suggests that they should [1] establish a personal relationship with the reader by directly addressing them, [2] be entertaining by showing emotions and including anecdotes to engage the reader, and [3] use informal, colloquial language in a simple sentence structure. The language should include features like phrasal verbs, contractions, questions, and an engaging tone to mimic a natural dialogue between acquaintances. Proper letter writing conventions like salutations, signatures, and formatting should also be followed.

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    This document provides guidance for writing personal letters and emails. It suggests that they should [1] establish a personal relationship with the reader by directly addressing them, [2] be entertaining by showing emotions and including anecdotes to engage the reader, and [3] use informal, colloquial language in a simple sentence structure. The language should include features like phrasal verbs, contractions, questions, and an engaging tone to mimic a natural dialogue between acquaintances. Proper letter writing conventions like salutations, signatures, and formatting should also be followed.

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    Personal Letters

    Uploaded by

    Hannah Trần
    This document provides guidance for writing personal letters and emails. It suggests that they should [1] establish a personal relationship with the reader by directly addressing them, [2] be entertaining by showing emotions and including anecdotes to engage the reader, and [3] use informal, colloquial language in a simple sentence structure. The language should include features like phrasal verbs, contractions, questions, and an engaging tone to mimic a natural dialogue between acquaintances. Proper letter writing conventions like salutations, signatures, and formatting should also be followed.

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    PERSONAL LETTERS/EMAILS

    PURPOSE FEATURES LANGUAGE POINTS LANGUAGE IN USE

    Establish a personal relationship -- Will maintain clear sense of -- Use informal, colloquial
    with the reader through writing address to a specific person: sense language which remains easily --How are you? It’s been ages
    of dialogue understandable. since…sorry but I’ve been too busy
    doing…
    --Must be an entertaining paper This does not mean you should not
    able to show emotions use interesting vocabulary – --I’m OK, I can’t wait for your
    remember you are showing off answer
    --Tells anecdotes clearly. Arouse your language skills. Just make
    interest sure it does not read like an --By the way, anyway,…
    academic essay.
    --Simple sentence structure (this is --It’s awful, I feel devastated…
    not an essay) -- Informal language just means
    phrasal verbs, informal vocabulary, --Well, that’s enough about this!
    --Appropriate opening and closing contractions, question tags. How are you?
    salutation
    --Direct questions and comments --I need to leave now but write
    --Closing statement (excuse) and that would “require” an answer soon and tell me…
    signing off
    --Will adopt a lively, engaging tone --Take care!
    --Typical letter or email format and style, perhaps with some
    (recipient address, ‘Dear …”, “youth-speak” IF APPROPRIATE
    “Yours sincerely/All my love”
    --Exclamations and emotional signs

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