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2e AN EMAIL GIVING NEWS

Use appropriate phrases to begin and end your emails.

Greetings Set phrases for opening paragraph Set phrases for closing paragraph Signature endings

Hello Gwen, How are things? Well, that’s all for now. Yours,
Dear Jamie, Sorry I haven’t written for so long, but...
Hi Lucy! Thanks for your email. Write back soon. Take care,
Dear Dad, I’m writing to tell you about...
Dear Uncle Larry, Hi! How have you been? Give my regards to everyone. Bye for now,
How are you?
How’s it going? I’m looking forward to hearing from you. See you soon,
How’s life?
I hope you’re fine. I must go now. Best wishes,
Guess what! I have some great news.
It was nice to hear from you. Say hello to everyone. Keep in touch,
What have you been up to?

4c NOTES / MESSAGES

SMS MESSAGE DICTIONARY

@= at BCOZ = because M8 = mate
2DAY = today CING = seeing PLZ = please
2MORO = tomorrow CU = see you R = are
2NITE = tonight FRND = friend THX = thanks
4EVER = forever GR8 = great U = you
4= for H8 = hate W8 = wait
B= be L8 = late XLNT = excellent
B4 = before L8R = later Y = why

COMMON ABBREVIATIONS

4WD = four-wheel drive m = metre(s)
ad = advertisement MA = Master of Arts
am = ante meridiem (before noon) min. = minute
asap = as soon as possible Mon = Monday (Tue/Wed/Thur/Fri/Sat/Sun)
Ave. = avenue Mt = mountain
BA = Bachelor of Arts No. = number
BSc = Bachelor of Science p. = page
C = Celsius (centigrade) PIN = personal identification number
cm = centimetre(s) pm = post meridiem (after noon)
Dept = department pp. = pages
Dr = doctor / Drive PS = postscript (written at the end of a letter to add
e.g. = for example
etc. = et cetera (and other similar things) information)
hr(s) = hour(s) PTO = please turn over
info = information Rd = road
Jan = January (Feb/Mar/Apr/Jun/Jul/Aug/Sept/Oct/ sec = second
St = Street
kg Nov/Dec) tel. = telephone number
km = kilogram(s) uni = university
kph = kilometre(s) vs = versus
= kilometres per hour

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