3.2.2 Initial Salutation
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The next thing that you shouldn’t miss about email writing is initial salutation. An initial salutation includes a recipient’s name or position; otherwise, it is unclear who your message is addressed to. For those who are unfamiliar with the ways to address someone in English, some rules to follow are shown below.
I recommend you use “Dear” when emailing someone you have not met, especially in formal email messages. However, you may often see “Hi” instead of “Dear” when you receive a message. You can do so when you send a message to someone close to you, such as your friend or family member.
3.2.3 Opening Sentence
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Lisa, at the beginning of an email message, are there any common sentences to write?
As you expected, yes. From now on, I’d like to talk about some typical things people write. We can divide them into five different categories:
Sounds reasonable. Can you tell me more about these categories?
Sure! There are expressions that are useful in both formal or informal situations. I am going to mention some of them. You may use them, but I recommend you check if they fit your own situation and change some words accordingly.
In my case, I should write my purpose of contacting the recipient directly, the manager of a garden in the UK. So, I will start with self-introduction, opening sentence, and…