Notice the following examples of informal notes:—
(1)
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| My dear Mrs. Lathrop, |
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| Will you not give us the pleasure of your company |
| at dinner, on next Friday evening at seven o'clock? Miss Todd |
| of Philadelphia is visiting us, and we wish our friends to meet |
| her. |
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| Very sincerely yours, |
| Ethel M. Trainor. |
| 840 Forest Avenue, |
| Dec. 5, 1905. |
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(2)
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| Dec. 6, 1905. |
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| My dear Mrs. Trainor, |
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| I sincerely regret that I cannot accept your invitation |
| to dinner next Friday evening, for I have made a previous |
| engagement which it will be impossible for me to break. |
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| Yours most sincerely, |
| Emma Lathrop. |
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(3)
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| My dear Blanche, |
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| Mr. Gilmore and I are planning for a little party |
| Thursday evening of this week. I hope you have no other |
| engagement for that evening, as we shall be pleased to have |
| you with us. |
| Very cordially yours, |
| Margaret Gilmore. |
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(4)
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| My dear Margaret, |
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| Fortunately I have no other engagement for this |
| week Thursday evening, and I shall be delighted to spend an |
| evening with you and your friends. |
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| Very sincerely yours, |
| Blanche A. Church. |
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EXERCISE
Write the following informal notes:—
1. Write to a friend, asking him or her to lend you a book.
2. Write an invitation to an informal trolley, tennis, or golf party.
3. Write the reply.