ziawj2
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- Oct 3, 2010
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- Chinese
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- China
I assigned my students to write a sick leave note. Suppose he/she broke his/her leg and cannot attend English oral class. So he/she write a leave note to his/her teacher, Jackie. My questions are:
1. Jackie is a name instead of a surname, so can they greet their teacher directly by "Dear Jackie"? And which is better "Hi Jackie"? How to greet in salutation decide how to greet in complimentary close. So if greet with "Dear Jackie", can we greet with "Yours sincerely"? Is "Best wishes" better? Can you give more expressions?
2. To be formal, we usually avoid using shorten forms, such as "I'm", "I can't". So can we use them in a written leave note?
3. If I write a leave note, must I make it clear that how long leave I shall ask for? For example, I must write "I'm writing to ask for sick leave of two days" instead of "I'm writing to ask for sick leave". Is it a rule to obey while writing a leave note?
1. Jackie is a name instead of a surname, so can they greet their teacher directly by "Dear Jackie"? And which is better "Hi Jackie"? How to greet in salutation decide how to greet in complimentary close. So if greet with "Dear Jackie", can we greet with "Yours sincerely"? Is "Best wishes" better? Can you give more expressions?
2. To be formal, we usually avoid using shorten forms, such as "I'm", "I can't". So can we use them in a written leave note?
3. If I write a leave note, must I make it clear that how long leave I shall ask for? For example, I must write "I'm writing to ask for sick leave of two days" instead of "I'm writing to ask for sick leave". Is it a rule to obey while writing a leave note?