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Friendly Letter Format

*For the purpose of consistency the following format is the expectation for

students writing friendly letters in Lexington One.



The Heading: The

heading of a friendly

letter should contain

the return address

(usually two lines)

followed by a third

line with the date. In a

friendly letter the

heading is always

indented to the middle

of the page.

Example:

123 Main St.

West Newfield CT 06123

December 14, 2002



The Greeting: The greeting in a friendly letter capitalizes the first word and any noun. It normally

ends with a comma, though it might be all right to end with an exclamation point when writing to

someone with whom you are very familiar and the emphasis is appropriate.

Example:

Dear Aunt Miriam,



The Body: The body of the letter contains the main text. Each new paragraph should be indented.



The Closing: The left edge of the closing line in a friendly letter begins in the center, at the same

column as the heading. The closing begins with a capital letter and ends with a comma. Skip from

one to three spaces before adding the signature.

Example:

Truly yours,



The Signature: The left edge of the signature line in a friendly letter begins in the center, at the

same column as the heading (directly below the closing).

506 Country Lane

North Baysville, CA 53286

July 16, 2007

Friendly Letter Format