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Pers Bus Letters
Personal Business Letters Block Style
Term | Definition |
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Block Style | When all parts of a letter align at the left and paragraphs of the body are not indented |
2" | Top Margin of a Personal-Business Letter |
DS | Spacing used between the paragraphs of the body of a letter |
QS | Spacing used between the date and letter address and between the Complimentary Close and the writer's typed name |
Body | The paragraphs or main message of the letter |
Return Address | The address of the writer/sender of the letter (the first address at the top of the letter) |
Letter Address | The name and address of the receiver of the letter (the 2nd address on the letter) |
Salutation | The greeting of the letter |
Complimentary Close | A nice way to say farewell or goodbye (i.e. "Sincerely") |
SS | The spacing within the paragraphs of the body of a letter |
Reference initials | The initials of the typist of the letter; if the writer did not type it |
Enclosure | An additional document is included with the letter |
3 blank lines | The number of blank lines left when quadruple-spacing |
1 blank line | The number of blank lines left when double-spacing |
Open punctuation | No punctuation is used after the Salutation or Complimentary Close |
Personal-Business Letter | A type of letter used to deal with personal matters such as a letter of application for a job |
Date | The month, day, and year of letter; placed a single-space below the return address |