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j.harris@funbiz.co.uk mary@log-farm.com the rabbit@coolmail.gr
'j dot harris at funbiz dot co dot u k' 'mary at log dash farm dot com'
'the underline rabbit at coolmail dot g r'
correspondence (2): emails and text messages 147
2 informal emails
Personal emails are usually much more informal in style than letters on paper. Instead of 'Dear X, they often begin for example 'X', 'Hi, X', 'Hello, X'; or with no salutation at all.
3 addresses
email addresses are read as follows:
Note also the names of symbols in 'urIs' (internet addresses): I 'forward slash' \ 'backslash' : 'colon'
Example ofan informal email
Hi, Phil
Good to hear from you.
How about 29 or 30 Sept?
I am working like crazy - still a lot to do around the house. Also signed up for a creative writing course - don't laugh!
Enjoying the village - very interesting world this, but there are times when they talk a language I don't understand.
New address etc below. Yours
Robin
63 Baker Lane Carstairs Yorkshire LS7 3PO Tel 014667902 fax 01466 7964
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