Doubt regarding English Grammar.?
By sheetal2900
@sheetal2900 (336)
India
November 15, 2011 1:38am CST
Suppose A and B are friends, and A and C also are friends, but B doesn't know C.So A tells B to send C an email saying that A said so. How will B start the email, assuming that it is a formal mail?
4 responses
@urbandekay (18278)
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19 Nov 11
Let us assume it is a letter, B would start,
Dear Mr/Mrs/Miss C,
In an email such formality is rarely observed, and might just say something like,
Hi, let me introduce myself, I am B and a friend of A, who has asked that I send you this mail.
all the best urban
@francesca5 (1344)
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15 Nov 11
i would say hello and address them by their name, i would chose the name to address them by depending on age, and subject matter. as if it were a business matter more formality would be appropriate, whereas an invitation would be less so. and the younger they are a greater degree of informality would be appropriate, though that depends on an individuals personality too.
then mention the mutual friend A, though the word mutual is a used less frequently these days, though it describes the situation perfectly, and say A has suggested B contacts them. i wouldn't use the word "told" as it would suggest i lacked the ability to make my own decisions, but a word like suggested would be more appropriate.
and then i would say what it was i wanted to say.
@phillyguy (3005)
• Philippines
15 Nov 11
hi sheetal
In my opinion I don't think an email saying that you are told by someone to send an email to the recipient will be considered a formal mail or there is something more about the content of the email?



