Sunday, March 18, 2018

Writing Formal Letters in English - How to use Words?

FORMAL LETTERS

STARTING
  • We are writing you with reference to (the above order).
  • With reference to your advertisement/letter of 10 March……
  • We are pleased to have your inquiry of 25 of July….
  • We acknowledge the receipt of your letter dated 12 April …..
  • With reference to your letter inquiring about…
  • With reference to our telephone conversation yesterday (about…),…
  • We wish to remind you that…..
  • I am writing this letter to request the cancellation of........
  • I am writing this letter to complain in the strongest terms about the poor service that I have received from your company.
 ACTION
  • Please advise us as soon as the…….
  • Please open a ………….in favour of (name of the company)……….
  • Payment can be made on any basis acceptable to you.
  • Could you please supply us with information about the company’s standing.
  • We have been informed (by one of our clients) that……….
  • We regret to inform you, (however,) that….
  • Please accept our apologies for the inconvenience caused.
  • We must insist on…
  • Please note that the closing date/deadline for the ……… is 30 September, so will you please complete the attached forms and return them as soon as possible.
  • Any information you supply will be treated confidentially.
  • May we remind you that your statement is still outstanding.
  • Will you kindly balance your account promptly.
  • We are puzzled to have had no remittance from you.
  • You already have an overdraft of….
  • Please give the matter your immediate attention.
  • We will be left with no alternative but to (take legal action)… unless payment is received within the next seven days.
  • Our circumstances do not allow us to wait/to go on waiting any longer.
  • Please look into the matter.
  • We were dissatisfied to find that….
  • We shall have to terminate the contract.
  • On examination we have found…
  • We greatly appreciated your patience in this matter.

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