| Name |
- Dear Sir/Madam
- Dear Sirs
- Dear Dr. + surname
Dear Mr / Mrs / Ms + surname
- Dear + first name
- To whom it may concern
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- Hi/Hello + first name, Mary, …
- (or no name at all)
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| Previous contact |
- Thank you for your e-mail of…
- Further to your
- My last most recent e-mail
- Further to your message of the 12th May,…
- I apologize for not getting in contact with you before now, but…
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- Thanks for your e-mail. I was really pleased to get your message.
- It was great to see you / hear from you.
- Re your e-mail, …
- Sorry I haven’t written for ages but I’ve been quite busy.
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| Opening |
- In reply to your e-mail,
- here are…
- Your name was given to me by…
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- I hope you are well.
- I hope all is well.
- How are you?
- How are things?
- How’s it going?
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| Reason for writing |
- I am writing in connection with…
- I am writing to enquire about…
- I am writing in response to…
- I am writing to inform you that…
- We would like to point out that…
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- Just a short note about…
- Just a quick note to say…
- Here’s the… you asked for / asked about.
- I’m writing about…
- Just to let you know…
- I got your name from
- Please note that…
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| Informing |
- We are able to confirm that…
- I am delighted to tell you that…
- We regret to inform you that…
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- We can confirm that…
- Good / Great news!
- Unfortunately… I’m sorry but…
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| Attachments |
- Please find attached my report.
- I am sending you… as a pdf. file / word document etc.
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- I’ve attached…
- Here is the … you wanted.
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| Asking for information |
- Could you give me some information about…?
- I would like to know…
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- Can you tell me a little about…?
- Tell me…
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| Requesting |
- I would be grateful if you could…
- I wonder if you could…
- Thank you in advance for your help in this matter.
- Please accept my apologies for…(+ing).
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- Please… Could you…?
- I’d appreciate your help with this.
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| Promising action |
- I will investigate the matter.
- I will contact you again shortly.
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- I’ll look into it.
- I’ll get back to you soon.
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| Offering help |
- Would you like me to…?
- Let me know whether you would like me to… Do
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- Do you want me to…?
- Let me know if you’d like me to…
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| Final comments |
- Thank you for your help.
- Do not hesitate to contact us again if you require further information.
- Please feel free to contact me again if you have any further questions.
- My direct line is… I look forward to…(+-ing)
- Please keep me informed regarding…
- I can be contacted at the address above or on (number).
- Thank you in advance for…
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- Thanks again for…(+-ing)
- Let me know if you need anything else.
- Just give me a call if you have any questions.
- My number is… Looking forward to…(+ing)
- Let me know when you are free so we can get together.
- It would be great to hear from you.
- Please let me know about…
- Give me a ring /
- Drop me a line and let me know…
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| Closing |
- I look forward to hearing from you (in due course).
- Thank you for your kind attention.
- Please pass on my regards to…
- Yours faithfully,
- Yours sincerely,
- Yours truly,
- Best wishes,
- Regards,
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- Say hi to … for me.
- Hope to see you / speak to you soon.
- Write soon.
- Keep in touch.
- Speak to you soon.
- See you soon.
- Bye (for now),
- All the best
- Best wishes,
- Take care
- Love
- Lots of love
- Kind regards
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