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BUSINESS ENGLISH

WRITING EMAILS: 20
PHRASES FOR CLOSING
AN EMAIL

A common problem we hear is how writing emails in English can

cost just too much time.
One solution that works for many people is to begin building a
toolbox of useful phrases. A toolbox is a simple idea you just
start keeping a list of common and useful expression perhaps on
your desktop or in a notebook next to your keyboard? Theres
nothing wrong with reusing some standard phrases if it helps save
you time and communicate clearly. You probably already have 2 or
3 sentences you reuse again and again.
But sometimes the tone just isnt right, is it? To help you nd the
right words when you need them here are 20 great expressions for
closing an email. As you read through them ask yourself two simple
questions:

1. When would I use this?

2. When will I use this?

Expressions for thanking

1. Thank you for your help. / time / assistance / support

2. I really appreciate the help. / time / assistance / support youve

given me.

3. Thank you once more for your help in this matter.

Expressions with a future focus

1. I look forward to hearing from you soon / meeting you next

Tuesday.

2. I look forward to seeing you soon.

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3. Im looking forward to your reply.

4. We hope that we may continue to rely on your valued custom.

5. We look forward to a successful working relationship in the

future.

6. Please advise as necessary.

7. I would appreciate your immediate attention to this matter.

Expressions for showing them you want to help

1. If I can be of assistance, please do not hesitate to contact me.

2. If you require any further information, feel free to contact me.

3. If you require any further information, let me know.

4. Please feel free to contact me if you need any further

information.

5. Please let me know if you have any questions.

6. I hope the above is useful to you.

7. Should you need any further information, please do not

hesitate to contact me.

8. Please contact me if there are any problems.

9. Let me know if you need anything else

10. Drop me a line if I can do anything else for you.

You can check out more ways to improve your writing at work here
[http://www.targettraining.eu/reader-oriented-writing-in-english/] .
Dont hesitate to comment below if you have any questions or
additional phrases youve used that work.

8. JULY 2013 BY SCOTT LEVEY

TAGS: EMAILING, WRITING

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Mi ckael S awadogo
18. June 2015 at 18:26

Thank you very much for this post.

When someone says in his email Thank you
very much for your help in business situation,
how can we reply to him?
Can we write Youre welcome or is there any
more formal expressions?

Davi d Carey
1. July 2015 at 17:24

Hi Mickael,

If someone says Thank you in their email

you can reply with phrases such as Youre
most welcome. or It was my pleasure to
help. It comes across as though you
genuinely enjoyed helping them and look
forward to helping again.

prati k
9. June 2015 at 18:53

Hi,

Can you please help me with a grammar

construction. I work in a customer service
industry since many years and generally use a

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closing. I have never been marked down for it,

but recently i was marked down on it for a
grammatical error. Please let me know what is
wrong with it.

Its a closing which many of us often use. It goes:

We look forward to be of assistance.

Im really ghting for it.

Please let me know is it incorrect.

S cott Levey
2. July 2015 at 09:40

Hi Pratik,

You Look forward to + gerund (-ing form

of the verb). For example
Im looking forward to meeting you,
Im looking forward to talking with you,
Im looking forward to being of
assistance

In this case Im afraid it is incorrect. You

could write we look forward to being of
assistance , but you should be aware that
this is quite formal and distant. were
looking forward to being of assistance
has a friendlier tone.

Hope this helps

Chad
12. July 2013 at 11:31

Hi Scott,

In my opinion, this is a really solid post. For any

English learners writing English emails on a
regular basis, I think this toolbox of phrases is a
great idea.

The challenge is to keep motivated and

diligently enter the phrases. If thats done,
though, I think it can really save a lot of time in
the end.

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