American letter format
1. Heading refers to the sender's name (company name), address and date, which are generally written in the upper right corner of the stationery. Generally, the name, address and telephone number of a company or company are printed on the letterhead of an official letter or business letter, and you only need to write the date directly below the letterhead. The writing of English addresses is completely different from that of Chinese, and the names of addresses are arranged in descending order: the first line writes the house number and street name; On the second line, write down the county, city, province, state, postal code and country name; Then write the date. Punctuation marks are generally not used at the end of each line, but should be used between lines, such as when writing dates. 2. Date writing: e.g.1July 30th, 997, English:1July 30th, 997 (the most common); July 301997; July 30 1997, etc. 1997 cannot be written as 97. 3. Internal address: In general social letters, the address of the recipient is usually omitted, but not in official letters. Write the name and address of the recipient in the upper left corner below the letterhead date. The requirements are the same as stationery, and there is no need to write a date. 4. Address: it is the address of the writer to the recipient. It is located one or two lines below the address in the letter, starting from the top of a line, and usually followed by a comma (British) or colon (American). (1) When writing to relatives, relatives and close friends, add a title with "dear" or "my dear" to express kinship or call them by their first names (here, it is a first name, not a surname). For example: my dear father, dear Tom, etc. (2) Dear Lady, Dear Sir or Gentlemen is used for official letters. Note: Dear is purely a polite expression in business communication. Gentlemen always appear in the plural, and there is no deal in front of them. This is the plural of dear sir. (3) The letter to the recipient can also include the title, position, professional title, degree, etc. Add surname or surname and first name. For example: dear Professor timscales, dear Dr. John Smith. 5. Text of the letter: The following addresses are separated by lines, which is the core part of the letter. So the text is required to be clear and easy to understand. Unlike Chinese letters, Hello is generally not used in the text! (hello! There are two types of text: indented and flush. The first letter of the first line of each letter is slightly indented to the right, usually five letters. The second line of each paragraph starts from the top box on the left, which is indentation. However, when Americans write letters, they usually use the method of end to end, rather than indentation, that is, each line starts from the top box on the left. Most business letters are written in parallel. 6. Conclusion Close: One or two lines below the text, starting from the right middle of the stationery, the first word should be capitalized and the sentence should be ended with a comma. Different objects, the conclusion is written differently. (1) Write letters to family and relatives, using your loving grandfather, loving yours, loving, etc. Write letters to acquaintances and friends, with your sincerity, your kindness and so on. (3) Write business letters with Truely yours, Faithfully Yours, etc. (4) Use your obedience (be good to you) and your respect (be respectful to you) for superiors and elders. 7. Signature: one or two lines below the conclusion, starting from the right middle of the stationery, just below the conclusion, and typing the name under the signature for identification. Positions and titles can be typed under the name. Of course, there is no need to write to relatives and friends. 8. Postscript: After writing a letter, I suddenly remembered what was missing. At this time, use p.s. to express it, and then you can write missing words. To make a long story short. Usually on the left below the signature at the end of the letter, it should be flush with the text. Note: Postscripts should be avoided in formal letters. 9. Attachment: If there are attachments in the letter, you can indicate Encl: or Enc: such as Encl: 2 photos (with two photos attached) in the lower left corner of the letter paper. If Fujian has multiple attachments, it should be written as Encl: or Encs. We can sometimes see words like Re: or Subject: (cause) between the title and the text. Generally in the middle of the stationery, it can also be aligned with the "address". You should also add a horizontal line at the bottom to attract the reader's attention and make it easier for the recipient to understand the main content of the letter before reading it. Reasons are generally used in official letters and can also be omitted.