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g. Postscript (P.S). It is often found at the end of friendly letters. A postscript

is a brief message appended to the end of a letter or a short note at the
bottom of a letter. It is also defined as an after ought, thought that’s

occurring after the letter had been written and signed.

Examples: P.S. Good luck for your exam!
4. Language Features of Personal Letters

a. Expressions used in personal letters

Starting Commenting Telling your Ending
purpose

- How are  I’m sorry to  The reason  Well, that’s

you? hear that …. I’m writing … all for now.
- How are  It’s great to  I’d like to tell  Write back

things? hear …. you …. soon
- I hope  I’m glad to  I regret to  Looking

you’re well hear… inform you forward to

- Thanks for  I’m so …. hearing from
your letter pleased to  I wonder if you again

hear…. you….  See you
 I wonder if soon

you ….  Take care

 Guess
what’s

happened….

 I’ve got
some great

news
 There’s

something I

must tell you
….

 You won’t
believe this

….

b. Use of first and second pronoun , such as I, We, and You

c. Use of declarative sentences

d. Sometimes use informal language
Contractions; relative clauses without a relative pronoun, and ellipsis are

more common in informal language.
Examples:

Formal Informal