Informal Letter
1. Address and date
Some people may think the address is not important in an informal letter and prefer to leave it out. That works well if the person you are writing to knows your address already or if she has a good memory! However, it is very unlikely that someone will always remember your address, so it is always a good idea to include it. Remember, this is the address they have to write to for the letter to reach you. The recipient’s address is on the envelope.
The address and date should be in the right hand corner. If I were writing to a person in another country, I would have preferred to add the following details:
Hillcrest Secondary School,
P.O Box 60453,
Livingstone,
ZAMBIA
10101
7th February 2004
Since she already lives in Zambia, it is not necessary to include the country and the postcode i.e. 10101. However, if you are writing to someone outside the country, always include your country and post code.
After you have written the address, leave a line and write the date. 2. Salutation
The most common salutation in an informal letter is “Dear….”
Note that it is followed by a comma.
Dear Mimi,
However, some go extremely informal and use “Hey!” or “Hi!”
You should use your discretion. Obviously if you are writing to your father, you would not use “Hey!” unless of course you are extremely close. 3. Body
Here are a few things you should take note of: * Paragraphs:
Since informal letters are usually written by hand, the paragraphs are usually indented. However, with more people using their computers to do most of their writing(and I have a bad feeling most people will forget how to write with their hands), it is becoming a common practice to write paragraphs without indentations—like the way this one is written. This, apparently, is the modern way of writing paragraphs. * use informal language
The first paragraph generally expresses a greeting, followed by wishes of good health. Remember you are writing to someone you
Some people may think the address is not important in an informal letter and prefer to leave it out. That works well if the person you are writing to knows your address already or if she has a good memory! However, it is very unlikely that someone will always remember your address, so it is always a good idea to include it. Remember, this is the address they have to write to for the letter to reach you. The recipient’s address is on the envelope.
The address and date should be in the right hand corner. If I were writing to a person in another country, I would have preferred to add the following details:
Hillcrest Secondary School,
P.O Box 60453,
Livingstone,
ZAMBIA
10101
7th February 2004
Since she already lives in Zambia, it is not necessary to include the country and the postcode i.e. 10101. However, if you are writing to someone outside the country, always include your country and post code.
After you have written the address, leave a line and write the date. 2. Salutation
The most common salutation in an informal letter is “Dear….”
Note that it is followed by a comma.
Dear Mimi,
However, some go extremely informal and use “Hey!” or “Hi!”
You should use your discretion. Obviously if you are writing to your father, you would not use “Hey!” unless of course you are extremely close. 3. Body
Here are a few things you should take note of: * Paragraphs:
Since informal letters are usually written by hand, the paragraphs are usually indented. However, with more people using their computers to do most of their writing(and I have a bad feeling most people will forget how to write with their hands), it is becoming a common practice to write paragraphs without indentations—like the way this one is written. This, apparently, is the modern way of writing paragraphs. * use informal language
The first paragraph generally expresses a greeting, followed by wishes of good health. Remember you are writing to someone you