The+Friendly+Letter


 * __ The Friendly Letter __**

Friendly letters are letters that you write to a friend, relative, or a person you are just getting to know. They are written for the purpose of keeping in touch, expressing thanks, introducing yourself, offering good wishes, or congratulations. They are usually filled with information about you, and ask questions about how the reader of the letter is doing. ORGANIZATION STYLE FORMAT GREETING BODY: CLOSING: Yours truly, Sincerely, Best regards, Yours, Sincerely yours, Regards,
 * Organize a friendly letter __as if you were having a conversation__. You can jump from subject to subject as long as you make some kind of connection between each topic.
 * If you are writing to keep in touch with a __friend__, use a casual, friendly tone – try to make it sound as if you are speaking directly to the person reading the letter. Slang and other non-standard expressions are acceptable as long as your reader will understand the meaning. For more serious occasions adopt a more formal tone and use conventional language.
 * Letters have a particular format. Although friendly letters have different purposes and audiences, they follow the same basic pattern.
 * RETURN ADDRESS: This is where you expect to receive return mail. This is the writer’s street address, city, province, and postal code.
 * DATE: Write out the month and use a comma between the date and the year.
 * INSIDE ADDRESS: This is the address of the person to whom you are writing. It includes their street address, city, province, and postal code. Note that there is no punctuation at the end of each line, and that the postal code is separated from the rest of the address by two spaces. This is how the address should appear on the envelope.
 * This is also called the salutation. It begins with the word DEAR, followed by the name of the person receiving the letter. The greeting is followed by a comma.
 * The body is the main part of your letter. This is the place where you will share information and ideas with the person to whom you are writing. Be sure to start your letter with a sentence that really makes the reader interested in seeing what the rest of your letter has to say. Remember to start a new paragraph each time you begin to write about a new idea or subject. Leave a one line space between paragraphs. DO NOT INDENT.
 * If you are writing to a family member or a very close friend, you might close with //Love// or //Affectionately//; for other correspondents use one of the following closings:

SIGNATURE:
 * Always sign a friendly letter in your own handwriting, even if you use a computer to write it.

POSTSCRIPT:
 * Any afterthoughts or additional information can be included at the end of a friendly letter after your signature and preceded by the abbreviation P.S.