Talk:Business letter/Archives/2015

Latest comment: 8 years ago by Voidxor in topic Colon after "Attention"

Sender's address on the right

Normally in the UK the sender's address is right aligned, sometimes with the date below also aligned to the right. I agree that this page should also cover British English.

194.81.222.86 (talk) 09:05, 31 July 2009 (UTC)

If you know how a UK business letter is supposed to look, add the information yourself. Wikipedia is supposed to be an encyclopedia edited by everyone, so if you have the knowledge why not share? 69.37.208.212 (talk) 16:59, 30 August 2009 (UTC)

When I was taught how to write a business letter in the U.S. in the sixties,the sender's address was right aligned, with the date underneath it. This is the "modified block format. "The modified block style is a traditional format widely used for many years." (http://web2.northwestern-wayne.k12.oh.us/file/Hannah/Technology%20I/corpview/Mission-CriticalFunctions/CorpCommunications/ltrformats.htm#Modified%20Block%20Format%20With%20Mixed%20Punctuation) But times change, and the other style is now also used.Kdammers (talk) 12:25, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
I was also taught in these United States that senders' addresses and dates are shifted rightward.  The difference is that I was taught this in the '00s, not the '60s.  allixpeeke (talk) 22:50, 27 August 2015 (UTC)

cc: and initials

This page fails to say where the "cc:" appears, what "cc:" means, where the typist initials appear, that the typist initials ought to be lower case, and when these things ought to even be included.  allixpeeke (talk) 22:45, 27 August 2015 (UTC)

Colon after "Attention"

Should there be a colon after the word "Attention", if that line is used? I learned that way, but we're not currently showing it in our form. – voidxor 22:50, 9 December 2015 (UTC)