Do you engage in writing for work? What genre - if any- do you use most?
Let's discover formal and informal expressions
Business English Writing: Formal or Informal
Instructions: Match the informal phrases (1-15) with the neutral/formal phrases (a-o).
Informal
| Neutral/Formal | | 1 What do you need? ____ | a) With regard to....(or With reference to) |
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| | 2 Thanks for the email of 12 Feb. ____ | b) I can assure you that... |
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| | 3 Sorry, I can't make it. ____ | c) We note from our records that you have not... |
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| | 4 I'm sorry to tell you that... ____ | d) Please let us know your requirements. |
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| | 5 I promise... ____ | e) I was wondering if you could... |
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| | 6 Could you....? ____ | f) We would like to remind you that... |
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| | 7 You haven't.... ____ | g) I look forward to meeting you next week. |
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| 8 Don't forget... ____
| h) Thank you for your email received 12 February. |
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| | 9 I need to.... ____ | i) I am afraid I will not be able to attend. |
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| | 10 Shall I....? ____ | j) Would you like me to...? |
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| 11 But... / Also... / So... ____
| k) I would be grateful if you could... |
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| | 12 Please could you... ____ | l) Please accept our apologies for... |
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| 13 I'm sorry for... ____
| m) It is necessary for me to... |
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| | 14 Re... ____ | n) We regret to advice you that... |
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| | 15 See you next week. ____
Answers: 1 d, 2 h, 3 i, 4 n, 5 b, 6 e, 7 c, 8 f, 9 m, 10 j, 11 o, 12 k, 13 l, 14 a, 15 g | o) However... / In addition... / Therefore...
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