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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... Write back soon. Take care,
Hi Lucy! Thanks for your email. Give my love to everyone. Bye for now,
Dear Mum, I’m writing to tell you about... I’m looking forward to hearing from you. Love,
Dear Aunt Mary, Hi! How have you been? I must go now. See you soon,
How are you? Say hello to everyone. Best wishes,
How’s it going? Lots of kisses,
asap = as soon as possible © MM Publications
How’s life? Keep in touch,
I hope you’re fine.
Guess what! I have some great news.
It was nice to hear from you.
What have you been up to?

4c NOTES/MESSAGES

TEXT 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
a.m. = ante meridiem (before noon) min. = minute
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) p.m. = 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 information)
etc. = et cetera (and other similar things) PTO = please turn over
hr(s) = hour(s) Rd = road
info = information sec = second
Jan = January (Feb/Mar/Apr/Jun/Jul/Aug/Sept/Oct/ St = Saint
Nov/Dec) St = Street
kg = kilogram(s) tel. = telephone number
km = kilometre(s) uni = university
kph = kilometres per hour vs = versus

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