Carta e Email Informal

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Informal Letter
Profa: Gláucia Mendes
2º Ano – Colégio Naval
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1. Address and date 
The address and date should be in the right hand corner. 
If you are writing to a person in another country, you shoul include country from:
Hillcrest Secondary School,
P.O Box 60453
Livingstone, ZAMBIA
 7th February 2004
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2. Salutation 
The most common salutation in an informal letter is “Dear….”, followed by the person's name or nickname. 
Note that it is followed by a comma. 
Dear Mimi,
However, some go extremely informal and use “Hey!” or “Hi!”
 Notice the extra affectionate salutation: 
 Dearest George, 
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3. Body 
The first paragraph - you tell and ask about you and your family.
The second paragraph - you make comments about a previous contact
The third and fourth paragraphs - you say what you meant with the letter.
The last paragraph – you do your closing.
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4. Complimentary close 
This is where you Sign Off:
Take care, 
Michael
In informal letter writing, the complimentary close is always very friendly:
 
Love,
Lots of love,
Best wishes,
Missing you lots,
Yours, 
Remember, a comma always follows the complimentary close.
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5. Post Script 
Use P.S. to add a short message after the complimentary close. Use it especially to write down something that you may have forgotten in the body of the letter. 
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Informal E-mail
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Parts of an e-mail
1. Addressing;
2. Subject line;
3. Greetings;
4. Body of the e-mail – the reason you are writing;
5. Sign off.
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Addressing options
from:
to:
cc = carbon copy:
 
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Subject line
subject:
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Greetings
Dear Robert,
Dear Bob,
Bob,
Hi Bob,
Hi!
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Sign off 
With Love,
Love,
Lots of love,
Best wishes,
Missing you lots,
Yours,
Take care,
See you,
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