Professional Documents
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IN ENGLISH
Ranah Minang,
May 2011
Dear Santi:
This is to inform
BY. Yalmiadi, S.S. M.Pd
you that this Ju
I will have a lo ne
ng holiday, the
I plan to visit y re fo re
ou in Singapore
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With Love
Uda Roni
Heading
Heading
Inside address
The salutation
The salutation
BUSINESS Inside Address
LETTER PERSONAL
The body of the letter LETTER
The body of the letter
The complementary
closing The complementary
closing
The signature
The signature
by Yalmiadi, SS 3
Sample of Business letter
Heading
Inside address
Salutation
Body
Complimentary closing
Signature
by Yalmiadi, SS 4
PARTS OF LETTER
PARTS BUSINESS LTR PERSONAL LTR
by Yalmiadi, SS 5
PARTS OF AN E-Mail
Heading
Opening
E-MAIL Action
Closing
(The complementary
closing)
by Yalmiadi, SS 6
Writing date of letter
BRITISH STYLE AMERICAN STYLE
12th June, 2010 June 12th, 2010
12 June 2010 June 12, 2010
by Yalmiadi, SS 7
Writing Personal Salutations
WHEN WRITING TO A: USE THE FOLLOWING
SALUTATION:
Friend Dear Susan:
Dear Ahmad:
Single Woman Dear Miss Susanti:
Married Woman Dear Mrs Handoko:
Dear Uncle Anto:
Dear Aunt Iroih:
My beloved Mother/Son:
Hello Ari:
Hi Shelly:
Arif, My good friend:
by Yalmiadi, SS 8
Writing Complementary Closing
FORMALITY BRITISH AMERICAN
Very formal Yours respectfully, Respecfully yours,
Formal Yours trully, Very trully yours,
Informal Sincerely, Sincerely yours,
Friendly Cardially, Cardially yours,
With best wishes, With best regards,
Your beloved son Lovingly daugter
Love, With love,
Etc. Etc.
Note: British and American Styles use comma (,) after salutation!
by Yalmiadi, SS 9
STYLES OF
BUSINESS LETTER
Six most common styles of business letters are:
1. FULL BLOCK STYLE / Bentuk lurus penuh
by Yalmiadi, SS 11
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