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BLOCK Letter Format—the most common and most formal format for business letters
IF YOU HAVE LETTERHEAD, Begin with the date. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE LETTERHEAD, begin with your return ADDRESS and date
215 Microsoft Lane Seattle, Washington 34991 30 March 1999 Ms. Susan Briggs, Director EcoBusiness Strategy Marketing 121 South Market St. Typically, have introductory paragraph present San Francisco, CA 94116
“the bottom line” and a “blueprint”
Dear Director Briggs: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX. XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXX. XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX. XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX. XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXX. XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX. XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX. XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX. XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX. XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXX. XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX. XX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX. XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX. XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX. XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX. XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX. XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX. XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX. XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX. XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX. XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Sincerely,
Mr. Marty Henderson
Mr. Martin Henderson, CPA
© Dr. LeeAnne G. Kryder, Business & Technical Communication 2006-2007
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SEMI-BLOCK Letter Format—less formal than block, but more formal than modified semi-block.
IF YOU HAVE LETTERHEAD, Begin with the date. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE LETTERHEAD, begin with your return ADDRESS and date
You’ve Got Letterhead CPAs
Phone: 213-987-1564 E-mail: yougotCPA@aol.com Web:
215 Microsoft Lane Seattle, Washington 34991 http:// www/yougotCPA
30 March 1999 Ms. Susan Briggs, Director EcoBusiness Strategy