Eguria

WRITING: MORE ON FORMAL LETTER

WRITING: MORE ON INFORM LETTERS BY Eguriase S. M. Okaka Remember that informal letters are letters you write to your friends, your parents, your brothers and sisters, aunties and uncles, cousins and nephews, or generally to any relation or friend. Informal letters are friendly in style and you are expected to use every day conversational English. You do not use formal language at all. Features of an informal letter • Writer’s address and date: This is usually written at the top right side of the letter. You can use the straight form of the indented / slanting form. • Greetings / salutation: It is written at the left side just below the date, e.g. Dear or My dear plus the first name of the receiver. Example Dear Pat, or My dear Pat; dear mum, Dear Dad, Dear Uncle John, etc. take note of the capital letters. • Introduction: This is usually used for exchange of pleasantries. This is because of the close relationship with the receiver. • The body of the letter is subdivided into parag...