present tense in letter-writing

We write to advice you...

Could you tell me why the present tense is used in letter-writting?

Because what I am thinking is that when you receive the letter, definitely
the the writer wrote the letter first before the receiver can read it.

pls help me pls....

panicmonger said:

We write to advise you... "Advice" is a noun."

Could you tell me why the present tense is used in letter-writing?

Because what I am thinking is that when you receive the letter, definitely
the the writer wrote the letter first before the receiver can read it.

pls help me pls....

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The writer writes in the present time for him/her. It would not be appropriate to wrote "We wrote to you..." or "We have written to you...", because it would appear to refer back to a previous letter.

Must be an explanation why the present continuous is not used but the indefinite present tense.

Thanks

e2e4 said:

Must be an explanation why the present continuous is not used but the indefinite present tense.

Thanks

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It is more common, in business letters in the U.S, to use the present continuous rather than the simple present. "We are writing to advise you....."

/A learner/

I think that using the indefinite tense is correct.

We write to advice. You..

There was no ten people who wrote the letter but one only.
He writes it on behalf of the entire company...

But a teacher is supposed and welcome to explain it better.