[macintologist]

So I opened up a letter from an old summer camp I went to, a letter about the life of the camp's founder etc etc, basically they want me to donate money.

The point however is, the letter started with "Dear Bob Jones", however, who is writing this letter to me? It starts:

"About twenty years ago I lived just north of Baltimore and, like many other children of parents working at Hopkins, I took violin lessons at the Peabody Preparatory.

Who is writing this letter? I have no idea. I have to flip the page around to look at the end of the letter to see who signed it. Wouldn't it make more sense to sign your name at the beginning of the letter?

So it would be like this:

Dear Bob Jones, from Jake Quist
"About twenty years ago I lived just north of Baltimore and, like many other children of parents working at Hopkins, I took violin lessons at the Peabody Preparatory.

...or something to that effect?


Or am I just crazy?

[design219]

I'll go with the latter.

[Ghoser777]

Originally Posted by design219 

I'll go with the latter.

I concur.

Sincerely,
Ghoser777

[Lava Lamp Freak]

Maybe someone knew that if the recipient knew who wrote the letter they wouldn't read it. So, he come up with the idea to put the name at the end.

[macintologist]

Originally Posted by Lava Lamp Freak 

Maybe someone knew that if the recipient knew who wrote the letter they wouldn't read it. So, he come up with the idea to put the name at the end.

I'm not buying it.

[Scotttheking]

For formal letters who it is from is on the top left (or other place on letterhead). For personal letters it is on the outside of the envelope in the from part (top left).
The signature certifies what was written above, basically. You should already know who wrote it by the time you get to the end.

--Scott

[starman]

Funny.

http://forums.macnn.com/89/macnn-lou...ime-youve-sent

[Nodnarb]

Originally Posted by Scotttheking 

For formal letters who it is from is on the top left (or other place on letterhead). For personal letters it is on the outside of the envelope in the from part (top left).
The signature certifies what was written above, basically. You should already know who wrote it by the time you get to the end.

--Scott

Yeah, the letter should have had his:
"
Name
Address Line 1
Address Line 2
Phone Number/Or postion at company, etc...
"
on the top right portion of the page.


I thought this goes on the top right of a formal letter, and then the name/address of the person reading the letter goes on the top left before the "Dear xxx..."

Who knows, I could be wrong.

[Scotttheking]

Originally Posted by Nodnarb 

Yeah, the letter should have had his:
"
Name
Address Line 1
Address Line 2
Phone Number/Or postion at company, etc...
"
on the top right portion of the page.


I thought this goes on the top right of a formal letter, and then the name/address of the person reading the letter goes on the top left before the "Dear xxx..."

Who knows, I could be wrong.

You are probably right, I don't do that many formal letters any more. Either way, it should be at the top somewhere

[rickey939]

I charge for autographs, so I sign at the end of each letter to collect cash.

[Eriamjh]

That's why they make stationery that says, "From the Desk of blah-blah".

[PB2K]

My english isn't that great, so what is a neat way to end your letter?

Words like "yours sincerely", "regards" sound so old.

To be honest I have no idea how to end a letter otherwise

[turtle777]

Starting with your own name in the beginning was custom in the ancient world.
See a lot of the letters in the New Testament, that start like this:

Galatians 1
1 Paul, an apostle...

Romans 1
1 Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus...

Peter 1
1 Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ...

-t

[PB2K]

I also don't understand why people start a letter with "dear Mr / Mrs"

It's like you are referring to a shemale

that's why I am rebellious and start with "Dear Mr or Mrs"

[turtle777]

Exactly right.

The correct way to address Shemales is "Dear Mr. and Mrs. ..."



Uhm, no, wait, nevermind

-t

[Nodnarb]

Originally Posted by PB2K 

I also don't understand why people start a letter with "dear Mr / Mrs"

It's like you are referring to a shemale

that's why I am rebellious and start with "Dear Mr or Mrs"

Anyone who begins a letter with "Dear Mr./Mrs. is either lazy or just was never educated on how to write a formal letter. You are on the right track with Mr. or Mrs., but the accepted formal salutation is "Dear Sir or Madam"