Letter Writing

Question 1

List the major components of a letter

Answer 1

•Sender’s address
•Date of issuance
•Receiver’s address
•Salutation
•Subject line
•Introduction
•Body (explantation in detail)
•Conclusion
•Complimentary close
•Signature

Question 2

List the optional elements of a letter

Answer 2

•Care of C/O
•Reference number
•Title of the receiver (in second address)
•Subject line
•Enclosure close
•PP (perprocurationem)
•CC (now called courtesy copy)

Question 3

What does pp stand for and mean?

Answer 3

Pp stands for procurationem.
It means you are signing the letter on behalf of someone else,with their authority.

Question 4

What does cc stand for?

Answer 4

Courtesy copy

Question 5

What C/O stand for and what does it mean?

Answer 5

Stands for care of.
It means you are using someone else’s address.

Question 6

What does PS stand for? And what does it mean

Answer 6

Stands for post script.
It is an additional note added after the main body of a letter typically after the signature.
Used to include something that was omitted in the main content or to emphasize an important point.