Start of a letter: "I hope you are fine."

Tom · Fri Sep 29, 2006 16:56 pm *Start of a letter: "I hope you are fine."*

Hi

I am terribly fed- up with writing the same run-down-the-mill sentences at the start of an informal letter,i.e. How are you?, I hope you are fine etc.

Could you please give me a few 'innovative' sentences to start an informal letter with? Something short and interesting please!

Tom

Yankee · Fri Sep 29, 2006 19:37 pm *Start of a letter: "I hope you are fine."*

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Sup', dude?
Translation: "What's up/What's new, (male person)?" --> very informal Laughing

A few other informal greetings (US):

Howdy.
Hey.

How's it going?
What's shaking?
What's happening?
Howyadoin? (How are you doing?)

So, now that we have assorted greeting alternatives out of the way, I'd like you to look at these Google results. Cool

http://www.google.de/search?q=run-down-the-mill+definition&btnG=Suche&meta=

Then look at this:
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/run-of-the-mill Wink

Amy
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Alan · Fri Sep 29, 2006 20:55 pm *Expression*

Hi Tom,

Just a point about something you wrote:

Yankee · Sat Sep 30, 2006 21:20 pm *Start of a letter: "I hope you are fine."*

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Conchita · Sat Sep 30, 2006 21:56 pm *Start of a letter: "I hope you are fine."*

(I'm not sure I'd ever use any of these myself, though!)

Tom · Sun Oct 01, 2006 17:38 pm *Start of a letter: "I hope you are fine."*

Many, many thanks to all of you! Very Happy

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