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Endings
1 When writing to a firm or stranger use
Met de meeste hoogachting, or
Hoogachtend,
If one has been in touch with the individual previously, one can
replace the above with the following, which is not as distant and
impersonal as the above:
Met vriendelijke groet(en),
2 To acquaintances and friends one writes
(Met) vriendelijke/hartelijke groeten,
This may be followed by, or simply replaced by
Je (or possibly under certain circumstances Uw)
Otto
In very informal letters one can end simply with
Groetjes, or De groeten,
Wim
(Veel) liefs, (= [lots of] love)
Paulien
Expressions used in formal letter writing
lectori salutem (l.s.) to whom it may concern
uw kenmerk/referentie your reference
ter kennisneming + name cc + name (put at top of letter)
t.a.v. (ter attentie van) att. (attention)
met verwijzing naar with reference to
naar aanleiding van with reference to
Met verwijzing naar uw brief With reference to your letter
van . . . moge ik of . . . I would like
Hartelijk (Vriendelijk) dank Many thanks for your letter
voor uw brief van 22 dezer of the 22nd inst.
Expressions
used in
formal letter
writing
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