Informal Letter Writing (Types, Format, Examples)
What is an Informal letter? Personal letters are also called informal letters which can be written to family members, parents, siblings, children, relatives, friends and acquaintances. ЁЯСЙThey can be written for various reasons like to invite a friend for vacations, to inform the parents about the result, to know the health of ones grandparents, to bless a newly-wed cousin, etc. Format of Informal Letter An informal letter usually has six parts 1) The address The sender’s/writer’s address is written at the top left-hand corner of the page. 2) The date The date is written in full below the address (12 October 20___) but the name of the month should never be written in short [January as Jan.(x).] 3) The salutation The salutation is written on the left-hand side of the page below the date. It varies for different persons and depends on closeness with the person addressed. ЁЯСЙFor friends we write: Dear Sneha, My dear Sona ЁЯСЙFor members of the family we write: Dear Father, My dear...