Collins Letter Writing

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Collins Dictionaries. Collins Letter Writing

Letter Writing. How to Get Results. ESTHER SELSDON

CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

WHAT THE ICONS MEAN

1. BEFORE YOU BEGIN. THE PURPOSE

WHY WRITE?

THE PEN

PEN OR MOUSE?

CHOOSING YOUR MATERIALS

PAPER

PAPER TYPES

PAPER SIZES

COLOUR

POSTCARDS

WRITING TOOLS

FOUNTAIN PEN

BIRO

FELT TIP

TYPEFACES

EXERCISE

IS A LETTER NECESSARY?

2. GETTING STARTED. THE BASICS

IS IT CLEAR? EXERCISE

ANSWERS

HOW TO TOP AND TAIL A LETTER

ADDRESSES

DATES

PARAGRAPHS

LAYOUT

FOOTNOTES AND POSTSCRIPTS

EXAMPLE

TITLES

MILITARY

OTHER USEFUL PHRASES

3. GRAMMAR & PUNCTUATION

WHY STUDY GRAMMAR?

THE SENTENCE

NOUNS

EXERCISE

PRONOUNS

EXAMPLE

EXERCISE

ANSWER 1

ANSWER 2

VERBS

EXAMPLE

SPLIT INFINITIVES

EXAMPLE

ADJECTIVES

EXAMPLE

EXAMPLE

ADVERBS

EXAMPLE

PREPOSITIONS AND CONJUNCTIONS

EXAMPLE

EXAMPLE

PUNCTUATION

THE FULL STOP

EXAMPLE

THE COMMA

THE SEMI-COLON

THE COLON

THE EXCLAMATION MARK

THE QUESTION MARK

INVERTED COMMAS

THE APOSTROPHE

EXAMPLE

BRACKETS

DASHES AND HYPHENS

EXERCISE

ANSWERS

SPELLING

BASIC SPELLING RULES

OTHER AIDS TO SPELLING

HOMOPHONES

COMMON CONFUSIONS

EXERCISE

ANSWERS

A NOTE ON AMERICAN ENGLISH

ABBREVIATIONS

ABBREVIATIONS USED BEFORE A PERSON’S NAME

ABBREVIATIONS USED AFTER A PERSON’S NAME

OTHER USEFUL ABBREVIATIONS

TIPS ON STYLE. END-FOCUS

FRONT-FOCUS

END-WEIGHT

MISPLACED EXPRESSIONS AND WORDS

LONGWINDEDNESS

UNNECESSARY OR REPEATED SOUNDS

PRONOUN AGREEMENT

TENSE CONSISTENCY

4. PERSONAL. LETTERS

PRESENTATION

APOLOGIES

WRITING TO CHILDREN

CONDOLENCES & CONGRATULATIONS

BAD EXAMPLE

GOOD EXAMPLE

SYMPATHY

NEWS OF A DIVORCE

EXAM FAILURE

FAILED BUSINESS

CONGRATULATIONS

PASSING DRIVING TEST

NEW BIRTH

ENGAGEMENT

FAN MAIL

GENERAL FRIENDSHIP & THANK YOU LETTERS. FRIENDSHIP

EXERCISE

THANK YOU LETTERS

THANKS FOR HELP

FOR HOSPITALITY

HOLIDAY CORRESPONDENCE

POSTCARDS

EXAMPLE 1

EXAMPLE 2

LOVE LETTERS

STRAIGHTFORWARD EXPRESSION OF FEELINGS BEFORE MARRIAGE – NO HURDLES TO OVERCOME

AFTER REJECTION FOR BAD BEHAVIOUR, HOPING FOR FORGIVENESS

ON HEARING THE NEWS THAT THE BELOVED HAS BECOME ENGAGED TO SOMEONE ELSE

STRAIGHTFORWARD PROPOSITION

REJECTION LETTER

SENSIBLE RESPONSE BY A WOMAN ON BEING TOLD THAT HER ENGAGEMENT IS UNACCEPTABLE TO HER PARENTS

POLITE REQUESTS & RUDE LETTERS. REQUESTS

RUDE LETTERS

A RATHER BIZARRE SCENARIO WHERE A LITTLE MORE FORCE MIGHT BE CONSIDERED APPROPRIATE

5. BUSINESS. LETTERS

PRESENTATION

JUNK MAIL

SAMPLE BUSINESS LETTERS. BANKS

BILLS

BUILDERS

CANCELLATIONS

CHURCH

COMPLAINTS

COMPLIMENT SLIPS

HOLIDAY ARRANGEMENTS

INSTRUCTIONS

INSURANCE

MPs

PARKING AUTHORITIES

POLICE

REQUESTS

SCHOOLS

TRANSPORT ISSUES

6. TECHNICAL. MATTERS

HEADINGS

PRESENTING FACTS

MEMOS

7. EMPLOYMENT. CORRESPONDENCE

JOB APPLICATIONS

COVERING LETTER

REFERENCES. REQUESTING

RESPONDING

REJECTIONS

LETTERS OF RESIGNATION

COMPLIMENTING AN EMPLOYEE

REPRIMANDS

DISMISSALS

8. COMMUNICATING WITH. THE MEDIA

REQUESTING MEDIA COVERAGE

DECLINING MEDIA COVERAGE

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

PERSONAL LETTER

SPECIFIC ARTICLES

GENERAL GRIEVANCE LETTER

SAMPLE LETTERS ALL ON THE SAME ISSUE:

9. LEGAL. MATTERS

LIBEL

HOW A LIBEL ACTION HAPPENS

STANDARDS OF PROOF

DEFENCES

YOUR RIGHTS

COPYRIGHT

YOUR COPYRIGHT

OTHER PEOPLE’S COPYRIGHT

WITHOUT PREJUDICE

RESPONSE

COMMUNICATION WITH SOLICITORS

RESPONSE

THREATENING LEGAL ACTION

10. THE ELECTRONIC. AGE

EMAIL

EMAIL ADDRESSES

USING EMAIL

SAMPLE CASUAL SCREEN

SAMPLE FORMAL SCREEN

OTHER RESOURCES

KEEPING IT SHORT

INFORMALITY

COMMONLY USED SMILEYS

COMMONLY USED ABBREVIATIONS

SHOWING RESTRAINT

SAMPLE: POOR EMAIL

SAMPLE: BETTER EMAIL

ATTACHMENTS

E-ETIQUETTE

WORLD WIDE WEB

USEFUL WEB TOOLS

NEWSGROUPS

CHAT ROOMS

SELECTED TOOLS

FAXES

11. FILING. CORRESPONDENCE

FILING

ALPHABETICAL

EXAMPLE

NUMERICAL

THEMATIC

GEOGRAPHIC

KEEPING COPIES

SECURITY & DATA PROTECTION ACT, 1984

CREATING AN ARCHIVE

12. POSTAGE

ENVELOPES

ADDRESSING AN ENVELOPE

SAMPLE ENVELOPES:

POSTAL ABBREVIATIONS FOR AMERICAN STATES

SAMPLE ENVELOPE

TYPES OF POSTAGE

FRANKING

SPECIAL DELIVERY

RECORDED DELIVERY

REGISTERED POST

POSTE RESTANTE

PO BOX

BUSINESS REPLY SERVICE

FORWARDING MAIL

SMALL PACKETS

PRIVATE MAIL SYSTEMS

COURIER FIRMS

APPENDICES. CONVENTIONAL ABBREVIATIONS OF UK COUNTY NAMES

FORMS OF ADDRESS. ROYALTY. THE QUEEN

THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH

ROYAL PRINCES AND PRINCESSES

ROYAL DUKES AND DUCHESSES

ARISTOCRACY. DUKES AND DUCHESSES

EARLS AND COUNTESSES

BARONS AND THEIR WIVES

HONOURABLES (CHILDREN OF ARISTOCRACY)

KNIGHTS AND THEIR WIVES

DAMES

GOVERNMENT MINISTERS. THE PRIME MINISTER

THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER

SECRETARIES OF STATE

MINISTERS

MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT

THE CLERGY (CHURCH OF ENGLAND) ARCHBISHOPS

BISHOPS

DEANS

ARCHDEACONS

VICARS AND RECTORS

(ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH) THE POPE

CARDINALS

ARCHBISHOPS

BISHOPS

MONSIGNORS

(CHURCH OF SCOTLAND) MINISTERS

(JEWISH) THE CHIEF RABBI

RABBIS

LEGAL DIGNITARIES. THE LORD CHANCELLOR

THE LORD CHIEF JUSTICE

LORD JUSTICE-GENERAL (OF SCOTLAND)

MASTER OF THE ROLLS

HIGH COURT JUDGES

CIRCUIT COURT JUDGES

QUEEN’S COUNSEL

LOCAL GOVERNMENT/CIVIC OFFICIALS. LORD OR LADY MAYORESS

MAYORS AND MAYORESSES

COUNCILLORS

ORDINARY PEOPLE. MARRIED WOMEN

DAUGHTERS

WIDOWS

DIVORCEES

COPYRIGHT

ABOUT THE PUBLISHER

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