Letter Vocabulary

Letter VocabularyPersonal Business LetterA letter from a person to a business that begins with the return address.

Letter VocabularyBusiness LetterA letter from a business to a person or business to another business that is printed on letterhead and begins with the current date.

Letter VocabularyBlock Style FormatA letter format that requires no indentions and all information is left aligned.

Letter VocabularyMixed PunctuationA punctuation style that requires a colon (:) after the salutation and a comma (,) after the complimentary close.

Letter VocabularyOpen PunctuationA punctuation style that no punctuation after the salutation or complementary close.

Letter VocabularyLetter AddressThe address in which the letter is being sent to or the recipients address.

*On both the a PBL and BL.

Letter VocabularyUSPS FormatThe United States Postal Service required address format:

Street Number and NameCity, State Zip Code

5900 SW 61st StreetTopeka, KS 66204

Letter VocabularySubject LineThe first line of a letter written in ALL CAPS and informative as to what the letter is about.

Letter VocabularySalutationThe line of a letter that follows the Letter Address and usually begins with “Dear”.

Letter VocabularyComplimentary CloseThe closing line of a letter such as Sincerely, Cordially, or Regards.

Letter VocabularyReturn AddressThe address in which the letter is coming from or the address of the sender.

Letter VocabularyPostscriptA notation after the complimentary close that begins with P.S.

Letter VocabularyCopy NotationA notation after the complementary close that notes other recipients of the letter.

c. Lady Gaga

Letter VocabularyReference InitialsInitials typed after the complementary close of the person who typed the letter. Initials are always lowercase.

aem

Letter VocabularyEnclosure NotificationThe word “Enclosure” typed after the complementary close to note that another item was included in the envelope with the letter.

Enclosure