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English Correspondence 1 Meeting 1  Attention: 1. Audience – who are you writing to? Family,Friend,Institution,Organization,Company 2. Purpose – why are you writing this letter? 3. Pronouns and active versus passive voice: Minimize the use of the passive voice 4. Business writing should be clear and concise. 5. Reread the description of your task (for example, the advertisement of a job opening, instructions for a proposal submission, or assignment prompt for a course) TONE?? The overall attitude a writer projects toward the reader and the subject matter. Formal Tone?? Sentence structure, formality and specificity of vocabulary, and neatness all contribute to a letters tone. Tone: Formal VS Informal Vienny, your BFF since 6th grade, wants to know all about your date with Deann last night. Vanessa: TELL me all about it!! Me: Okay, like, oh my goodness, he showed up with a dozen roses and took me to this bomb restaurant, and we totally hung out at the pier. Vanessa: Shut up!! Me: Serious!  Now at dinner with your parents, they somehow found out about Deann and want to know all about your date: Mum: How was your date last night, dear? Me: It was delightful, Mum. Deann was a gentleman. Dad: Of course he would be – only the best for my granddaughter. Me: Deann took me to Cheesecake Factory and then we went for a walk on the pier. Mum: Well, isn’t that sweet! Writing Styles There are 5 basic letter styles: Full-blocked, Blocked, Semi-blocked, Square-blocked, and Simplified letter styles. Business writers today generally favor the full-blocked or simplified letter formats for two reasons: – Moving all elements to the left margin is easier for the typist/word processor, – Indenting is unnecessary, since one blank line is routinely left between paragraphs.  Example: Business Letter in Blocked Style The Blocked Style This style is the same as the full-blocked, i.e. all letter parts begin at the left margin, except: – the date line (center or to the r