- •Vocabulary to study and use:
- •The layout and parts of a business letter
- •Vocabulary to study and use:
- •The body of the letter
- •The closing paragraph
- •Useful Phrases
- •Informal (used between people who know each other and to add a friendly touch to a business letter)
- •6. Personal Business Letters
- •Specimen resumes
- •Telexes, telegrams, telefaxes telexes
- •Specimen telexes
- •Specimen cables
- •Telefaxes
- •Specimen telefaxes
- •Abbreviations
Abbreviations
Abbreviation |
Meaning |
Example |
ACC/ACCOM |
Accommodation |
PLS ARR HOTEL ACCOM IN CITY CENTRE |
ADD |
Addition/Additional |
IN ADD PLS QUOTE FOR 200 PIECES |
ADV |
Advise |
WILL TLX TOMORROW N ADV ETA |
ARR |
Arrive/Arriving |
ARR LARNACA JUN2 |
ARR/ARRNG |
Arrange /Arrangement/ Arranging |
TNKS FOR ARRNG THE ITINERARY |
APPROX |
Approximate/ Approximately |
CASES WILL BE APPROX 1M´2M´2M |
ASAP |
As soon as possible |
PLS CFM ASAP |
ATTN |
Attention |
ATTN MR JORGE URIBE |
BFOR |
Before |
PLS REPLY BFOR TUESDAY |
CLDU |
Could you |
CLD U FWD DOCS TO MILAN OFFICE |
CFM |
Confirm |
PLS CFM THESE PRICES |
CHNG |
Change |
PLS CHNG HOTEL RESERVATION |
DEL |
Deliver/Delivery |
DEL WAS 2 DAYS LATE |
DEP |
Departs/Departure |
TRAIN DEP GARE DU NORD 14.25 |
DLY |
Delay |
RGT DLY IN REPLYING |
DOCS |
Documents |
PLS FWD DOCS SOONEST |
ETA |
Estimated time of arrival |
ETA IS 12.30 |
FAO |
For the attention of |
FAO MR ANDREW TIFFANY |
FLGT |
Flight |
FLGT DEP 14.05 |
FWD |
Forward (Send) |
PLS FWD SAMPLES ASAP |
INFO |
Information |
NEED MORE INFO BFOR WE CAN SUPPLY |
INV |
Invoice |
RE YR INV NO 24016 |
L/C |
Letter of Credit |
SENDING L/C TO BARCLAYS BANK |
LST |
Last |
RE OUR MTG LST WK |
LTR |
Letter |
RE YR LTR DATED JAN 9 |
MAX |
Maximum |
3000 IS MAX WE CAN SUPPLY |
MIN |
Minimum |
THIS IS OUR MIN PRICE |
MTG |
Meeting |
PLS CANCEL MTG |
N |
And |
PLS SEND 2 QUOTES — ONE CIF N ONE FOB |
NO |
Number |
REF NO 29681 |
NXT |
Next |
SEE U NXT WK |
OK |
I agree/Agreement |
CANNOT ORDER WITHOUT YOUR OK |
OK? |
Is this OK? |
SEE U 3.30 FRIDAY, MILTON HOUSE, OK? |
ORD |
Order |
REF YR ORD NO 846 |
OURLET |
Our letter |
RE OURLET DATED NOV 12 |
OURTECON |
Our telephone call |
RE OURTELCON YESTERDAY |
PLS |
Please |
PLS RPLY SOONEST |
POSS |
Possible |
ARRG MTG FOR FRIDAY IF POSS |
RE/REF |
About/Reference |
RE YR TLX DATED JAN 16 |
REC |
Received |
REC YOUR QUOTATION. MANY TNKS |
RGDS |
Regards |
BEST REGARDS |
RGRT |
Regret |
RGRT MUST CANCEL OUR MTG |
RPLY |
Reply |
PLS RPLY BY RETURN TLX |
SOONEST |
As soon as possible |
PLS RPLY SOONEST |
THKS-TNKS |
Thanks |
TNKS FOR THE SAMPLES |
TLX |
Telex |
PLS TLX BY RETURN |
U |
You |
CLD BOOK TICKETS |
UR |
Your |
TNKS FOR UR HELP |
VST |
Visit |
RE TRAINEES STUDY VST TO LISBON |
WK |
Week |
ARR NXT WK |
WLDU |
Would you |
WLDUPOSTPONE APPOINTMENT |
YR |
Your |
TNKS FOR YR HELP |