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Recently you saw an article in newspaper/journal about a city/town you know and some of the information in the article was incorrect. Write a letter to the editor regarding this. In your letter, you should tell: 1. How you know about the city/town 2. What information was incorrect 3. What the editor should do about this?

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My name is Gayathri and I am a student at Sivaji University, Pune. I recently read
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 piece in your newspaper about the history of Maharashtra state. I am writing
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 letter to express my concern regarding a few points in the piece which seem incorrect to me. I was born and brought up in Pune city and I grew up listening to the history of that place from my grandparents. In the article, you mentioned that the name of the mother of Sivaji was Puthali, which is incorrect.
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, the duration of his reign is given incorrectly. He lived in the 17th century and his mother’s name was Jijia Bhai. I would really appreciate it
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 if you could reverify the aforementioned details and republish the article. I think it would be the best practice to do a thorough check before publishing these kinds of articles. Expecting prompt action Yours faithfully, Gayathri T.K

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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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