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PERSONAL LETTERS
PERSONAL LETTERS

1. Social Function
Personal letters are usually written to someone whom we know, such as thenda, relatives, and pen
pals. Therefore, the social function of personal letters is not only to inform something, but aiso to
strengthen the bond between two people, The purposes of personal leters are to retell past
activities, to ask for or give information or favor, to persuade someone, or to encourage someone.

2. Characteristics of Personal Letters

a. Most personal letters are handwritten, but today people sometimes type their personal letters
a. Personal letters are usually written using an upbeat, friendly tone.
b. Personal letters add to the feeling of intimacy.
c. When we write a personal letter, it will finish not with "Yours sincerely" but quite often will
finish with "Love" or "Regards", even "Cheers", depending on who we are writing to and how
we have written the letter.
d. Sometimes, a joke, poem, or sketch might be added
3. Structures of Personal Letters
a. Heading. It appears at the top of the letter. It includes your address and the date
aligned to the right-hand margin.
b. Salutation or greeting. A salutation greets the person to whom you're writing. "Dear
(name) is the most common salutation. It begins two lines below the address. A very
causal letter or e-mail can have a more informal greeting. Write the salutation aligned
to the left-hand margin, and use a comma after the person's name.
c. Opening paragraph. The first paragraph can be used to ask about the receiver's
condition. For example, How are you?, How are you doing?; How have you been?; I
hope you've been having a wonderful holiday.
d. Body. The body of personal letter includes your thoughts and ideas. Use short
paragraphs to höld the reader's attention. Write your purpose why you write the letter.
But remember, think your relationship and familiarity with the person with whom you
are writing to. It is to determine the level of formality you will use to write the letter.
 e. Closing. Try to end the letter with positive feelings. For example,
Hope to hear from you soon, Please write back, Have a wonderful
weekend..
f. Complimentary close. It is based on by giving your name.
Examples:
Formal: Sincerely; Warmly: Best wishes,
Casual: Yours,; Take care: Cheers,: Your friend,
Intimate: Love,; Much love,: Thinking of you,
g. Signature. Signature is a person's name written in that person's
handwriting.
h. Postscript (P.S.). It is often found at the end of friendly letters. A P.S.
or postscript is a way to add information. A postscript is a brief
message appended to the end of a letter or a short note at the bottom
of a letter. It is also defined as an afterhought, thought that's occuring
after the letter had been written and signed.
Examples: P S Good luck for your exam!
4. Language Features of Personal Letters
a. Expressions used in personal letters
b. Used of first and second person pronouns,such as I, we,and you
c. Use of declarative sentences
d. Sometimes use informal language
Contractions,relative clauses without a relative pronouns,and ellipsis are more common
in informal language.
e. Sometimes use colloquial language,for example,wanna(want to) and gonna(going to).
f. Use of simple present tense and past tense.
5. Style of Personal Letters
Style is important to make a good impression with your letters, but if you want to make
them look really professional, small items like punctuation and spelling are make or break.
Be warm. Use natural and conversational style.