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    The document classifies and ranks formal and informal business email phrases into nine categories based on level of formality. Formal phrases include "Dear Sir or Madam" and closing with "Yours sincerely". Informal phrases include openings like "Hi" or "Wassup?" and closings like "Cheers" or "Write soon!". Requests tend to be more formal using "Could you possibly..." versus informal options like "Can you...".

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    The document classifies and ranks formal and informal business email phrases into nine categories based on level of formality. Formal phrases include "Dear Sir or Madam" and closing with "Yours sincerely". Informal phrases include openings like "Hi" or "Wassup?" and closings like "Cheers" or "Write soon!". Requests tend to be more formal using "Could you possibly..." versus informal options like "Can you...".

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    Classify and rank the formal and informal business email phrases

    Dear Mr/ Ms/ Dr + family


    Dear Sir or Madam name To: All sales staff

    Dear + first name Dear all

    Hi + first name Hi everyone

    Hi first name Hi guys

    Thank you for your email Thank you for your quick
    yesterday. reply.

    Thanks for meeting me last I was delighted to receive


    week to talk about… your email saying…

    I was so happy to get your


    email this morning about…

    I am writing to you in I am writing to you in order I am writing to you


    connection with… to… regarding…

    I’m writing to you about… I’m writing to you to…

    About… Re:…

    I hope you are well.

    Hope you had a good Hope you enjoyed the


    How are you? weekend. conference last week.

    How’s it going? How are things? How’s life?

    Wassup? Alright?

    Could you possibly…? Would you mind…?

    Written by Alex Case for UsingEnglish.com © 2014


    Could you…?

    Can you…?

    Please find the information I have pasted in the required


    attached. information below. The information is attached.

    Here’s the info you asked for.

    I look forward to hearing from I look forward to hearing from I look forward to our next
    you. you soon. meeting.

    I’m looking forward to hearing I’m looking forward to hearing I hope we have the chance to
    from you. from you soon. meet again soon.

    Looking forward to hearing Looking forward to seeing


    from you. you again soon.

    Can’t wait until our next


    Write soon! meeting!

    If you need any further If you have any questions,


    information, please do not please do not hesitate to
    hesitate to contact me. contact me.
    If you need to know anything
    else, please let me know.

    If you need any more info, If anything isn’t clear, feel


    just drop me a line. free to ask.

    Yours sincerely Sincerely yours Yours faithfully

    Yours Best regards

    All the best Best wishes

    Cheers See you

    Written by Alex Case for UsingEnglish.com © 2014


    If you get stuck, use these hints to help you:

    There are nine categories

    No more than three have the same function and level of formality, and sometimes just one

    The smallest categories have four items and the biggest categories have ten items.

    The functions of the categories are:


    1 Opening greeting
    2 Opening line – talking about last contact
    3 Opening line – mentioning the topic
    4 Opening line – friendly, sociable phrases
    5 Requests
    6 Mentioning contents
    7 Closing line – Mentioning next contact
    8 Closing line – Offering more help
    9 Closing greeting

    What are the general differences between formal and informal emailing phrases?

    Written by Alex Case for UsingEnglish.com © 2014


    Without looking back, brainstorm as many phrases as you can into the gaps below.

    Dear Sir or Madam

    Hi

    Thank you for your email


    yesterday.

    I was so happy to get your


    email this morning about…

    I am writing to you in
    connection with…

    About…

    I hope you are well.

    Wassup?

    Could you possibly…?

    Written by Alex Case for UsingEnglish.com © 2014


    Can you…?

    Please find the information


    attached.

    Here’s the info you asked for.

    I look forward to hearing from


    you.

    Write soon!

    If you need any further


    information, please do not
    hesitate to contact me.

    If you need any more info,


    just drop me a line.

    Yours sincerely

    Cheers

    Written by Alex Case for UsingEnglish.com © 2014

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