3. Bring in an advertisement of household necessities—linens, tinware, etc. Spend five dollars, buying several articles.
4. Bring in an advertisement of furniture. Write a letter ordering enough to furnish a parlor or a dining room. Have the amount charged to your account.
5. A magazine offers one of several books as a premium with a year's subscription. Answer the advertisement.
Exercise 220—The Tone of the Letter
Undue familiarity or an evidence of loss of temper will at once frustrate the object of a letter. A dignified letter never shows either. Just what constitutes a dignified letter is hard to define but fairly easy to feel. This much is certain: it must be simple in structure, direct in its wording, and so sincere in feeling that no one will doubt its truth. Any extravagance of language, therefore, has no place in a dignified letter.
Study the following to see whether they show dignity:
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Tuesday, 5 p.m.
I have a great piece of confidential news for you.