When composing an informal letter of email you may find these expressions useful:
To begin the letter or to give reasons:
- I’m writing to tell you…
- I’m emailing you to…
- I’m writing just to let you know that…
- Thanks very much for your letter. It was great to hear from you.
Apologise:
- I’m (really/terribly) sorry about/ but…
- Sorry I couldn’t manage to…
- I’m afraid that…
Offer/Request:
- Can I…?/Could you…?
- Can I help you?
- Can I do anything to help you?
- Would you like to…?
- Would you mind if…?
- I was wondering if you can…
- If you’ve got a spare moment, do you t
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