Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology
BMSC 104
Difference between formal, semi-formal, informal letters In General Writing Task 1, you will be asked to write three kinds of letters • Formal • Semi-formal • Informal Formal letter A formal letter usually is written to someone whose name you don’t know or are not aware of. It could be a mayor, a comp
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Difference between formal, semi-formal, informal letters In General Writing Task 1, you will be asked to write three kinds of letters • Formal • Semi-formal • Informal Formal letter A formal letter usually is written to someone whose name you don’t know or are not aware of. It could be a mayor, a company’s manager (not yours), complaint letter, bank, etc. You could open a formal letter as follows: • Dear Sir or Madam, You could close a formal letter as follows: • Yours faithfully, Semi-formal letter A semi-formal letter will usually be to someone you know, or at least you know their name even if you do not know them well. It could be to your manager, landlord, employer, teacher, doctor. You could open a semi-formal letter as follows: • Dear (name)… • Dear (title) (name)… You could close a formal letter as follows: • Kind regards • Best regards • Regards • Your sincerely, Informal letter An informal letter is usually written to someone you know very well, like a family member, friend, work place peer. You could open an informal letter as follows: • Dear (name), * *Preferably the first name. You could close an informal letter as follows: • Best wishes • Best regards • Regards
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