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Social Correspondence

Social Correspondence. LI Huali BUPT-SH. Social Correspondence Invitation Letter Thank-you Letter Letter of Congratulation Letter of Sympathy (Consolation) Letter of Condolence Letter of Introduction. Invitation letter Formal and Informal Letters

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Social Correspondence

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  1. Social Correspondence LI Huali BUPT-SH

  2. Social Correspondence Invitation Letter Thank-you Letter Letter of Congratulation Letter of Sympathy (Consolation) Letter of Condolence Letter of Introduction

  3. Invitation letter Formal and Informal Letters Formal letters: important banquets, ceremonious dinners, church weddings, receptions or dances. Formal invitations are usu. Engraved and they are written in the third person (e.g. “Mr. and Mrs. John Brown cordially invite you to dinner…”) . They are written like ordinary letters (e.g., one line after another), but are arranged in a decoratively indented form on the page.

  4. ACCEPTANCE Mr. and Mrs. Roger B. Clark accept with pleasure Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Benton’s kind invitation to dinner on Thursday, September the twentieth at eight o’clock

  5. REGRET Mr. and Mrs. Roger B. Clark regret that previous arrangement prevents their accepting Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Benton’s kind invitation to dinner on Thursday, September the twentieth

  6. RECALL Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Matthew Benton regret that, owing to the sudden illness of their son, they are obliged to recall their invitation for Friday, the twelfth of October

  7. Other Types of Social Letters • Thank-you letters • Thank-you letters are letters of ordinary correspondence. Writing such letters is for expressing one’s gratitude to others for having got their gifts, help or other favors. A thank-you letter is the same as an ordinary letter in form, and needs to be worded appropriately and sincerely. Equally importantly, it should be written concisely and mailed timely, but it needn’t be worded exaggeratedly.

  8. Dear Dan and Laura, Jim and I want to thank you for the beautiful salad bowl set. We’re looking forward to getting lots of use out of your thoughtful and practical wedding gift. We’re having fun getting organized in our little apartment. Soon we’ll be ready for company, and we’ll be giving you a call. After all the times you’ve had us over for dinner, we’ll get to play host for a change. Fondly,

  9. 2. Congratulatory Letters Congratulatory letters are, too, social letters of common type in daily life. Whenever there are joyous and happy events, such as your friend’s marriage, birthday, graduation, receiving an academic degree or a prize, or opening a business, you can then write to congratulate him/her on this. The style of this type of letter tends to be warm and sincere, pithy and natural, and thus it touches the addressee’s heart.

  10. July,20, 2004 My dear Miss Chen, I’ve learnt that you’ve just graduated from college. Congratulations upon having received your Bachelor of Science (B.S.)/Arts (B.A.) from Beijing University. I know this has meant years of study and hard work on your part, and it’s an achievement you can well be proud of. I hope that your graduation will not end your studies, but will rather be the beginning of a new and broader culture. I believe that the knowledge you’ve acquired will enable you to be successful in whatever calling in life you may enter. Sincerely

  11. 3. Letters of Consolation A letter of consolation is written for the purpose of consoling one’s relatives and friends, when they suffer misfortunes, e.g., illnesses, injuries, or some other calamities. As an addresser you need to try to write a consolatory letter in a succinct, proper, cordial style so that you may well, so to say, enable it to be a consolation and inspiration to the addressee.

  12. 15th March, 2004 Dear Dennis, It is with great sorrow that I hear of your illness. I should like to know how you are getting on now. Although I’m not a doctor, I’m taking the liberty of sending you a prescription: Don’t worry about your studies. Take things easy. I sincerely hope you’ll soon be yourself again. If I can be of any service to you, remember that to aid you is ever the sincere wish of Your loving friend, Zhang Li

  13. 3. Letters of Condolence 1) you should be honest in writing a letter of condolence and that your wording must be appropriate. You cannot use flowery words and expressions.2) your letter cannot be too long. 3) it is inappropriate to ask about the details of the disease and death. In particular, you must avoid referring to the cause of disease in case the receiver burst into sorrow again. 4) Never write “She was too young to die” or “Your life will be desolate without him”

  14. Dear Mary: Today I heard you had lost your mother. I know the suddenness of it must have been a dreadful shock; and I just can’t tell you how sorry I am. Having been so recently through the same sad experience, I know only too well what it means. I wish there were something I could do or say to soften your grief. But only time can do that, Mary—and it will, as surely as it did for me. With deepest sympathy to you and all your family. Affectionately

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