WRITING LETTER

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In this blog I will submit an article about Writing Letter. And at the end of this blog, I will provide a dialogue video about writing letters that I practice with my friend named Lutfi Kharisma.

WRITING LETTER

Letters have two types, namely Formal Letter and Informal letter also known as personal letter.

A. FORMAL LETTER

• A letter writen in a formal language with certain rules to achive certain goals.
• Used for formal purposes such as a job application letter and inquiry letter.
• Types Of Formal Letter

            *An Inquiry Letter                                    * A Rejection Letter

            * An Order Letter                                     * An Apology Letter

            * A Sales Letter                                        * An Invitation Letter

            * A Complain Letter                                 * A Collection Letter

            * A Job Application Letter

• Language Features

            * No imperative and exclamation mark

            * Use appropriate connectors, such as furthermore and moreover.

            * Grammatically Correct

            * Politeness

            * Appropriate diction.

            * Clear, concise, precise

            * Avoid acronyms, such as A.S.A.P

• Structure 

            * Sender's Address

            * Date

            * Name / Designation of the addressee

            * Adress of the Addressee

            * Salutation

            * Subject

            * Body

            * Complimenteray Close

            * Signature/Name of the Sender

            * Name/Designation of the Sender

B. INFORMAL LETTER ( Personal Letter )

• A form letter sent by a person for another person in an informal context
• Usage of personal letter

            * To Share information

            * To express gratitude

            * To give advice

            * To deliver good and bad news

            * To ask for help

            * To apologize

• Social Function/main purpose in general

            Personal letters are letters that are written to people we know such as friends, parents, siblings, and cousins. Letters are not only written to inform but o strengthen the bond between two people writing to each other. To estabilish or maintain a good relationship with someone else.

• Generic Structure

          * Receiver address

          * Salutatin/Opening remarks

          * Opening pasraraph

               Optional :

          * Signature ( before sender's name/initial )

          * Postscript/P.S (after sender's name/initial )

• Sentence Structure

           * Accuracy of grammar is important

           * Complete sentences are expected

           * Slang can be used

           * Use the contractions such as "I'll", "I'm", "We'll'

           * Use personal pronouns such as "I", "We", "You"

           * Use active voice

• Style :

        * Language use may be personal like first and second person pronouns.

        * Be warm.

        * Use the person's name you are writing to.

        * Vary sentence length.

        * Write in a natural, conversational style. 

        * Let your personality shine through in your writing.

• Structure

• Some usefull expressions for letter writing
  
  
  
  

• Example 

• A dialogue video about writing letters that I practiced with my friend Lutfi Kharisma.

That's the article about Writing Letter. Enough until this blog this time see you in the next blog.