COMPLAINING. APOLOGIZING. ATTACHING FILES. ENDING. CLOSING FORMULA
COMPLAINING
Formal
| Semi-formal / Informal
| · I am writing to express my dissatisfaction with… / to complain about…
| · I’m sorry to say that you’re late with the payments.
| · We regret to inform you that your payment is considerably overdue.
| · I hope you won’t mind me saying that the place you’d recommended to us wasn’t as nice as we’d expected.
| · I would like to receive a full refund and compensation for the damages.
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APOLOGIZING
Formal
| Semi-formal / Informal
| · Please accept our apologies for the delay.
| · I’m sorry for the trouble I caused.
| · Please let us know what we can do to compensate you for the damages caused.
| · I apologize for the delay.
| · We will make sure that this will not happen again in the future.
| · I promise it won’t happen again
| · I am afraid I will not be able to attend the conference.
| · I’m sorry, but I can’t make it to the meeting.
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ATTACHING FILES
Formal
| Semi-formal / Informal
| · I am attaching my CV for your consideration.
| · I’m attaching/sending you the holiday photos.
| · I am sending you the brochure as an attachment.
| · Sorry, but I can’t open it. Can you send it again in … format?
| · Please find attached the file you requested.
| | · I am afraid I cannot open the file you have sent me.
| | · Could you send it again in … format?
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ENDING
Formal
| Semi-formal / Informal
| · I look forward to hearing from you.
| · Hope to hear from you soon.
| · I look forward to hearing when you are planning to visit our town.
| · I’m looking forward to seeing you.
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CLOSING FORMULA
Formal
| Semi-formal / Informal
| · Sincerely,
| · Thanks,
| · Yours faithfully, (when you start with Dear Sir/ Madam,)
| · Take care,
| · Yours sincerely, (when you start with the name e.g. Dear Ms Collins)
| · Best regards,
| · Yours Truly,
| · Yours,
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