Writing A Letter

[IainC]

Hi,

If when writing a letter you put: Re: Your Job Application Advertisement should 'Re:' be spelled Re: or RE:? Also, should this appear below or above Dear Sir/Madam? Should it be in bold? Should the first letter of each word be a capital letter? Is there need for a full stop at the end of it?

Just out of interest, should 'A' be capitalised when written in a title? When writing your name at the end of the letter should there be a full stop? For example: Mr F Surname. or Mr F Surname

Best wishes,

Iain.

[Tdol]

I'd use Re:. It can be emboldened and it is often placed under the salutation (Dear...)
'A' could be capitalised, but very often isn't. There's no need for a full stop after a name.

[Ouisch]

Formats vary, of course, but the format that I was taught (many years ago, shortly after the arrival of the Nina, Pinta and Santa Maria ) for a standard business letter (snail-mail type, not email) was as follows:


Date

(enough vertical spaces so that your letter will be centered on the page)

Mr. John Doe
ABC Company
123 Sesame Street
Boston, MA 02134

<------- (two vertical spaces)
RE: YOUR JOB APPLICATION ADVERTISEMENT
<------- (two vertical spaces)
Dear Mr. Doe:
<------- (two vertical spaces)
text text text
text text text
<------- (two vertical spaces)
Sincerely,


IainC