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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