The problem might not have happened if the wires had been connected properly / the cause of the problem may be sought to the wires being improperly connected.. / The problem would be r[r]
(1)CHAPTER ONE: THE STYLE OF THE LANGUAGE OF BUSINESS LETTERS
1.3.1
1 We have received your letter of 1st June and considered the points you made
2 We have received / we thank you for your letter of 1st June
3 We thank you for your invoice number …
4 We have received your letter of …, for which we thank you very much Please accept our sincere apologies for …
6 This was due to the unfortunate death of Mr …, our Chief Accountant We are now looking for a gardener for our main office in Ho Chi Minh City
8 We would/should ask you to send us your latest catalogue We are enclosing our latest price list
10 wish, wish to, have the pleasure in, have received 11 letter (fax, telex, email …)
12 end
13 buy (import) 14 use
15 soon
16 now / presently
17 (a definite date is better e.g by 15thAugust) 18 If we not receive your payment
19 or the nearest offer 20 any other business 21 to be advised
(2)… / Unfortunately, we are unable to help you on this occasion
23 The problem might not have happened if the wires had been connected properly / the cause of the problem may be sought to the wires being improperly connected / The problem would be resolved by connecting the wires in accordance with the instruction provided
24 The guarantee for your excavator has expired so unfortunately you would have to bear the cost of any repairs
25 You probably know that … 26 The loan will be repaid
27 We are going to invest in property 28 Two hundred pounds
29 Prices are very low
30 Prices have increased rapidly
31 I would be grateful if you could send me your prospectus for this academic year
32 We shall investigate the problem and advise you of the result 33 I will send her a letter
34 We are not in the position to offer further discounts as our prices are competitive and they leave us with minimal profits
35 Our business is grounded on payment on due date 36 We both agreed on …
37 Thank you for your letter concerning my trip
38 We know that you can supply fertilizers and we are interested in the purchase of …
(3)should not disclose the customer who is interested in the goods because the supplier may contact him directly)