English grammar
Formal letters: with regard to, the said, please find attached, at your earliest convenience, yours faithfully
Write a formal letter with fixed phrases: with regard to, the said, please find attached, at your earliest convenience, yours faithfully.
From the scene I am writing with regard to…
In short
Formal letters use fixed chunks: with regard to, the said, please find attached, at your earliest convenience, yours faithfully.
Your turn
Which one goes with the said + noun (formal, pointing back)?
Options: I am writing with regard to your burofax · please find attached a copy of my contract · the said offer
Show answer
the said + noun (formal, pointing back) → the said offer
How it works
A formal letter has its own fixed phrases.
Good to know
I am writing with regard to (about), the said + noun (pointing back to something already named), please find attached (here is), at your earliest convenience (as soon as possible) and I look forward to hearing from you, yours faithfully to close it.
Good to know
Learn them as whole chunks, not word by word.
I am writing with regard to… I am writing with regard to your burofax
Nuria
"I am writing with regard to your burofax of the eighth of January."
"Les escribo en relación con su burofax del ocho de enero."
Your turn
What fills the gap?
"(blank) of the eighth of January."
Options: The said offer · Please find attached a copy of my contract · I am writing with regard to your burofax
Show answer
Nuria
"I am writing with regard to your burofax of the eighth of January."
"Les escribo en relación con su burofax del ocho de enero."
the said + noun (formal, pointing back) the said offer
Nuria
Better like this: "The said offer does not interest me."
Mejor así: "Dicha oferta no me interesa."
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Better like this: "(blank) does not interest me."
Options: I am writing with regard to your burofax · Please find attached a copy of my contract · The said offer
Show answer
Nuria
Better like this: "The said offer does not interest me."
Mejor así: "Dicha oferta no me interesa."
please find attached please find attached a copy of my contract
at your earliest convenience I would ask you to reply at your earliest convenience
Nuria
"I would ask you to reply at your earliest convenience."
"Les ruego que me respondan a la mayor brevedad."
Your turn
What fills the gap?
"(blank)."
Options: I am writing with regard to your burofax · The said offer · I would ask you to reply at your earliest convenience
Show answer
Nuria
"I would ask you to reply at your earliest convenience."
"Les ruego que me respondan a la mayor brevedad."
formal closing, after Dear Sirs I look forward to hearing from you. Yours faithfully
Nuria
"I look forward to hearing from you. Yours faithfully."
"Sin otro particular, les saluda atentamente la abajo firmante."
Your turn
What fills the gap?
"(blank)."
Options: I look forward to hearing from you. Yours faithfully · I am writing with regard to your burofax · The said offer
Show answer
Nuria
"I look forward to hearing from you. Yours faithfully."
"Sin otro particular, les saluda atentamente la abajo firmante."
Practise it in the story
Meet this rule inside a short animated scene. Answer as it plays, then say the lines yourself.
Practise free in the appSee all forms
| I am writing with regard to… | I am writing with regard to your burofax |
|---|---|
| the said + noun (formal, pointing back) | the said offer |
| please find attached | please find attached a copy of my contract |
| at your earliest convenience | I would ask you to reply at your earliest convenience |
| formal closing, after Dear Sirs | I look forward to hearing from you. Yours faithfully |
More lines from the story
- ElenaAnd tell them to go and get lost.Y diles que se vayan a freír espárragos.
- Elena"At your earliest convenience"? That's "now", but wearing a tie.¿A la mayor brevedad? Eso es "ya", pero con corbata.