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How to Speak and Write Correctly by Joseph Devlin
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any Christian name, only the surname appended. Thus if there are three
daughters in the Thompson family Martha, the eldest, Susan and Jemina,
Martha is addressed as _Miss_ Thompson and the other two as _Miss_ Susan
Thompson and _Miss_ Jemina Thompson respectively.

Don't write the word _addressed_ on the envelope of a note.

Don't _seal_ a note delivered by a friend.

Don't write a note on a postal card.

Here are a few common forms:--


FORMAL INVITATIONS

Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wagstaff request the
honor of Mr. McAdoo's presence on Friday
evening, June 15th, at 8 o'clock to meet the
Governor of the Fort.
19 Woodbine Terrace
June 8th, 1910.

This is an invitation to a formal reception calling for evening dress.
Here is Mr. McAdoo's reply in the third person:--

Mr. McAdoo presents his compliments to
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wagstaff and accepts with
great pleasure their invitation to meet the
Governor of the Fort on the evening of June
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