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Business Letters in English Business letters are formal paper communications between, to or from businesses and usually sent through the Post Office or sometimes by courier. Business letters are sometimes called snail-mail (in contrast to email which is faster). This lesson concentrates on business letters but also looks at other business correspondence. It includes: letter memo fax email Who writes Business Letters? Most people who have an occupation have to write business letters. Some write many letters each day and others only write a few letters over the course of a career. Business people also read letters on a daily basis. Letters are written from a person/group, known as the sender to a person/group, known in business as the recipient. Here are some examples of senders and recipients: business ?? business business ?? consumer job applicant ?? company citizen ?? government official employey ?? employee staff member ?? staff member Why write Business Letters? There are many reasons why you may need to write business letters or other correspondence: to persuade to inform to request to express thanks to remind to recommend to apologize to congratulate to reject a proposal or offer to introduce a person or policy to invite or welcome to follow up to formalize decisions Read through the following pages to learn more about the different types of business letters, and how to write them. You will learn about formatting, planning, and writing letters, as well as how to spot your own errors. These pages are designed to help you write business letters and correspondence, but they will also help you learn to read, and therefore respond to, the letters you receive. You will also find samples that you can use and alter for your own needs. Business Letter Vocabulary attachment extra document or image that is added to an email block format most common business letter format, single spaced, all paragraphs begin at the left margin body the content of t