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Your friend invited you to his party but your are unable to attend. Write a letter to your friend. In your letter 1. Explain why you can’t come 2. Give your reason for not contacting your friend sooner 3. Suggest another time to meet

#friend #party #can’t #reason #time
How are you? Hope you are doing well. I’m sorry that
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 I won’t be able to attend your party, as I have a lot on my plate right now. Just recently I had written to you regarding my promotion with all the benefits I would receive after the event due to which I have been struggling with the new position which comes with greater responsibility of managing and getting work done with time and quality. Before as an assistant ,manager I had fewer
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 just convincing the clients and getting the documents verified but as a senior ,manager things have changed. I have to read all the documents and verify them according to the client's interests and
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 sign them. I received your letter a month ago and wanted to write to you but was a bit dicey if I would make it to the party. As I mentioned about all my duties which I have to do every day even after my office hours as well as on weekends got me no time to revert. I have a personal leave
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 any day you feel fit. Hope to see you soon. Lots of love, Vaidehi.
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The Greeting

Depending on the style and aim of the letter, you will need to adapt your greeting.

Always start an informal letter in the ways:

  • Dear + name
  • Hi / Hello + name

‘Dear...’ is more appropriate, so stick with this.

For a formal letter there are two options for the greeting:

  • Use Dear Sir or Madam if you don’t know the name of the person you are writing to.
  • Use Dear + surname if you do know their name, e.g. Dear Mr Smith or Dear Mrs Jones.

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