A letter of enquiry is when you are approaching a company speculatively, that is you are making an approach without their having advertise...

A covering letter is the one that accompanies your CV when you are applying for a job. Here is a fairly conventional plan for the layout o...

The following abbreviations are widely used in letters: asap  = as soon as possible cc  = carbon copy (when you send a copy of a letter...

First paragraph The first paragraph should be short and state the purpose of the letter- to make an enquiry, complain, request something,...

In English there are a number of conventions that should be used when writing a formal or business letter. Furthermore, you try to write a...

The example letter below shows you a general layout for a formal letter. Pass your mouse over the different areas of it to find out more i...