NON FORMAL FORMAL

I haven’t given it much thought. I haven’t thought about it.

They are moving in together They are going to start living together
Sorry I couldn’t come by last night Sorry I couldn’t visit you last night
We need to go public with this thing We need to tell everybody about his thing
That could take a while That could take some time
Hit the library Go to the library
It’s a piece of cake It’ easy.
I am writing to let you know; I am writing to inform you that
Just a note to say
You don’t mind…ing… (for me), do you ? I would appreciate if you could
Do me a favor, will you? I would be most grateful if you would
Would it be possible for you to? Would you be so kind and
Just give me a call if you have any questions Please feel free to contact me if you have further
questions
Don’t let distractions get in the way of your work Don’t let distractions block your work
It was nice to hear from you With reference to our telephone conversation
yesterday(about)
It’s been ages since I’ve heard from you Thank you for your email regarding
How are you? Hope you and your family are doing well I am writing on behalf of
Can/could I ask you to? I was wondering if you could
Sorry for any trouble caused We apologies for any inconveniences caused
I’m fed up with ( someone/something) I am writing to express my dissatisfaction with
I’m not happy with I find it most unsatisfactory that
I’m rather annoyed with I’d like to complain about
Give my love to I look forward to hearing from you
Hope to hear from you soon If you require any further information, please don’t
hesitate to contact me
Lots of love Yours sincerely
All the best, Best wishes Yours faithfully
I hate to have to tell you this but I regret to inform you that
Nice to meet you It is a pleasure to meet you
As soon as you get here Upon your arrival
As soon as you can At your earliest convenience
Sorry I can’t make it I regret that I will be unable to attend
Please keep me posted. Keep me in the loop I would appreciate being kept informed
Don’t forget I would like to remind you that
I suggest we get together on Would you be available on
Thanks a lot I really appreciate your assistance
Sorry for Please accept my apologies for
You would have to It will not be necessary for you to
It would do you good to It would be of great benefit to you to
I have lost of information for you We have a vast amount of information at your disposal
Could you We were hoping you could
I think It is my opinion that
Say hello to Alex for me Please remember me to Alex
Thanks a million. I owe you one I’d like to express my gratitude for
What’s up How do you do?
Worried about you Concerned about you
For a start Firstly
Say hello to Give my regards to
Because In lights of the fact that
I need to It’s necessary for me to
You don’t hafta It is necessary for your to
We recommend It is recommended
Sorry for Please accept our apologies for
Another good think is, what’s more, not only that Secondly, besides, furthermore
And one of the best things is, and best of all, the most Lastly
important
It won’t be a problem anymore It will cease to be a problem
I’m getting tired of this junk One grows weary in these matters
This seemed to fix the problem This appeared to rectify the problem
You haven’t We note that you have not
Please get back to me asap I would be grateful if you could reply early
Shall i Would you like me to
To think about To consider
To tell the difference To distinguish
We’ve received We are in receipt of
You should revise Revision should be done
It will do you good This will be of great benefit to you
What’s going on How are you doing?
Sorry I can’t make it I am afraid I will not be able to attend
Thanks for your mail on 10 mar Thank you for your email of the 10 of march
What do you need Please lets’ us know of your requirements
People use a huge amount of People consume a tremendous amount of
Let me know if we can get together Please let me know when you will be available
Writ back soon I hope to hear from you at your earliest convenience
As we discussed this morning As per our telephone conversation on today’s date
It would be great if you could attend this event We would be honored if you would attend this event
I can help you to solve this problem We can assist in the resolution of this matter
Your kid is making trouble I am afraid your child is experiencing difficulty
See you next week I look forward to meeting you next week

Signing off Signing off

Endings Endings

Complaining Complaining
Apologies Apologies

Making a request Making a request

Beginnings Beginnings

Title Title
Dear ( first name), Hi, Hello Dear Sir/Madam, Dear Mr./Mrs. (surname)