Informal Emails: Useful informal language

Informal Emails: Useful informal language

1. Openings

   • Dear X,
   • Hi X,
   • Thanks for your email.
   • It's great to hear from you again.

2. Endings

   • Well, I must go now.
   • That's it for now.
   • Write back soon.
   • Take care,
   • Love,
   • Best wishes,

3. Giving advice and making suggestions

   • Why dont you...?
   • You could try...
   • It might be an idea to...
   • Have you thought about...?
   • I think you should/ought to...
   • If I were you, I would/wouldn't...

4. Apologising

   • Sorry I haven't written for so long, but...
   • I'm terribly sorry, but...

5. Showing sympathy

   • I'm so/really sorry to hear that...