Talk:Letter (message)

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"A letter is also a character of the alphabet. " -- we need more than this. Character just sends the reader right back here! -- Tarquin


Dissambiguation page?

IMHO this should really be a dissambiguation page. It would also help people to fix interwiki links. --Romanm 12:14, 11 Feb 2004 (UTC)

Wouldn't a basic/formal letter layout be a really usefull addition to this article? --62.251.90.73 13:37, 25 Jun 2004 (UTC)

Here's another advantage for you: I'm currently receiving college spam at an unbelievable rate. Or, rather, my trash is. Things that are handwritten get read ;)

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[edit] Dates

"Formal: 29/08/2005 Informal: 29 August 2005" Hmm... rather the reerse I would have thought. Rich Farmbrough 09:26, 15 September 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Sign Off

"junk mail : Yours Sincerely / Hope to see you in our store soon" Is that supposed to be a joke? --81.156.208.11 23:12, 19 September 2005 (UTC)

[edit] X-s and O-s

Hi everyone, I have a question: What do small "X"-es mean at the end of a letter? (Exactly 7 of them). And what do small circles mean? (6 of them). They are at the end of a personal kind of letter. Thanks in advance.

Perlimpín 81.182.167.206 11:59, 21 December 2005 (UTC)

Hugs and kisses, not in that order. b0at 12:01, 21 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Sign-offs and Proper Letter Writing Format

The sign-offs given are kind of stupid. "From" and "Love," the two most common sign-offs, never show up. I think that a proper letter writing format guide should be added as well. Awesome possum.

The guide for British letters is not correct. Almost all British letters put the date over on the right hand side of the paper.

The closing of the letter is not entirely correct either.

"Yours faithfully" is the correct closing if the letter has started "Dear Sir" or "Dear Madam".

"Yours sincerely" is the formal closing if the letter has opened with the person's name.

"Best wishes" is very informal, although seems common in email.

12.5.50.115 23:49, 15 October 2006 (UTC)Nicholas

[edit] "Yours truly," American English

I'm surprised at the ommission of this form of validation. I prefer it to Sincerely, "to tell you the truth" (as if at other time I'm lying). The letter suggests that at other times on is insincere. Yours truly, I am Ludvikus 14:05, 6 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] First sentence

"A letter is a written message from one person to another." Cannot a letter be a message between two groups of people or from one person to many people? ryguillian 17:00, 8 October 2006 (UTC)


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