Reading Help How to speak and write correctly Ch.I-VI
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` Yours lovingly, `
` Yours affectionately, `
` Devotedly yours, `
` Ever yours, etc. `
` `
` as between husbands and wives or between lovers. Such gushing `
` terminations as Your Own Darling, Your own Dovey and other pet and silly `
` endings should be avoided, as they denote shallowness. Love can be `
` strongly expressed without dipping into the nonsensical and the farcical. `
` `
` Formal expressions of Subscription are: `
` `
` Yours Sincerely, `
` Yours truly, `
` Respectfully yours, `
` `
` and the like, and these may be varied to denote the exact bearing or `
` attitude the writer wishes to assume to the person addressed: as, `
` `
` Very sincerely yours, `
` Very respectfully yours, `
` With deep respect yours, `
` Yours very truly, etc. `
` `
` Such elaborate endings as `
` `
` "In the meantime with the highest respect, I am yours to command," `
` "I have the honor to be, Sir, Your humble Servant," `
` "With great expression of esteem, I am Sincerely yours," `
` "Believe me, my dear Sir, Ever faithfully yours," `
` `
` are condemned as savoring too much of affectation. `
` `
` It is better to finish formal letters without any such qualifying `
` remarks. If you are writing to Mr. Ryan to tell him that you have a house `
` for sale, after describing the house and stating the terms simply sign `
` yourself `
` `
` Your obedient Servant `
` Yours very truly, `
` Yours with respect, `
` James Wilson. `
` `
` Don't say you have the honor to be anything or ask him to believe `
` anything, all you want to tell him is that you have a house for sale and `
` that you are sincere, or hold him in respect as a prospective customer. `
` `
` Don't abbreviate the signature as: _Y'rs Resp'fly_ and always make `
` your sex obvious. Write plainly `
` `
` Yours truly, `
` _John Field_ `
` `
` and not _J. Field_, so that the person to whom you send it may not take `
` you for _Jane Field_. `
` `
` It is always best to write the first name in full. Married women should `
` prefix _Mrs._ to their names, as `
` `
` Very sincerely yours, `
` _Mrs._ Theodore Watson. `
` `
` If you are sending a letter acknowledging a compliment or some kindness `
` done you may say, _Yours gratefully,_ or _Yours very gratefully,_ in `
` proportion to the act of kindness received. `
` `
` It is not customary to sign letters of degrees or titles after your name, `
` except you are a lord, earl or duke and only known by the title, but as `
` we have no such titles in America it is unnecessary to bring this matter `
` into consideration. Don't sign yourself, `
` `
` Sincerely yours, `
` Obadiah Jackson, M.A. or L.L. D. `
` `
` If you're an M. A. or an L.L. D. people generally know it without your `
` sounding your own trumpet. Many people, and especially clergymen, are `
` fond of flaunting after their names degrees they have received _honoris `
` causa_, that is, degrees as a mark of honor, without examination. Such `
` degrees should be kept in the background. Many a deadhead has these `
` degrees which he could never have earned by brain work. `
` `
` Married women whose husbands are alive may sign the husband's name with `
` the prefix _Mrs:_ thus, `
` `
` Yours sincerely, `
` _Mrs._ William Southey. `
` `
` but when the husband is dead the signature should be-- `
` `
` Yours sincerely, `
` _Mrs._ Sarah Southey. `
` `
` So when we receive a letter from a woman we are enabled to tell whether `
` she has a husband living or is a widow. A woman separated from her `
` husband but not a _divorcee_ should _not_ sign his name. `
` `
` `
` ADDRESS `
` `
` The _address_ of a letter consists of the name, the title and the `
` residence. `
` `
` Mr. Hugh Black, `
` 112 Southgate Street, `
` Altoona, `
` Pa. `
` `
` Intimate friends have often familiar names for each other, such as pet `
` names, nicknames, etc., which they use in the freedom of conversation, `
` but such names should never, under any circumstances, appear on the `
` envelope. The subscription on the envelope should be always written with `
` propriety and correctness and as if penned by an entire stranger. The `
` only difficulty in the envelope inscription is the title. Every man is `
` entitled to _Mr._ and every lady to _Mrs._ and every unmarried lady to `
` _Miss_. Even a boy is entitled to _Master_. When more than one is addressed `
` the title is _Messrs._ _Mesdames_ is sometimes written of women. If the `
` person addressed has a title it is courteous to use it, but titles never `
` must be duplicated. Thus, we can write `
` `
` Robert Stitt, M. D., but never `
` Dr. Robert Stitt, M. D, or `
` Mr. Robert Stitt, M. D. `
` `
` In writing to a medical doctor it is well to indicate his profession by `
` the letters M. D. so as to differentiate him from a D. D. It is better to `
` write Robert Stitt, M. D., than Dr. Robert Stitt. `
` `
` In the case of clergymen the prefix Rev. is retained even when they have `
` other titles; as `
` `
` Rev. Tracy Tooke, LL. D. `
` `
` When a person has more titles than one it is customary to only give him `
` the leading one. Thus instead of writing Rev. Samuel MacComb, B. A., `
` M. A., B. Sc., Ph. D., LL. D., D. D. the form employed is Rev. Samuel `
` MacComb, LL. D. LL. D. is appended in preference to D. D. because in most `
` cases the "Rev." implies a "D. D." while comparatively few with the prefix `
` "Rev." are entitled to "LL. D." `
` `
` In the case of _Honorables_ such as Governors, Judges, Members of Congress, `
` and others of the Civil Government the prefix "Hon." does away with _Mr._ `
` and _Esq._ Thus we write Hon. Josiah Snifkins, not Hon. Mr. Josiah Snifkins `
` or Hon. Josiah Snifkins, Esq. Though this prefix _Hon._ is also often `
` applied to Governors they should be addressed as Excellency. For instance: `
` `
` His Excellency, `
` Charles E. Hughes, `
` Albany, `
` N. Y. `
` `
` In writing to the President the superscription on the envelope should be `
` `
` To the President, `
` Executive Mansion, `
` Washington, D. C. `
` `
` Professional men such as doctors and lawyers as well as those having `
` legitimately earned College Degrees may be addressed on the envelopes by `
` their titles, as `
` `
` Jonathan Janeway, M. D. `
` Hubert Houston, B. L. `
` Matthew Marks, M. A., etc. `
` `
` The residence of the person addressed should be plainly written out in `
` full. The street and numbers should be given and the city or town written `
` very legibly. If the abbreviation of the State is liable to be confounded `
` or confused with that of another then the full name of the State should `
` be written. In writing the residence on the envelope, instead of putting `
` it all in one line as is done at the head of a letter, each item of the `
` residence forms a separate line. Thus, `
` `
` Liberty, `
` Sullivan County, `
` New York. `
` `
` 215 Minna St., `
` San Francisco, `
` California. `
` `
` There should be left a space for the postage stamp in the upper right `
` hand corner. The name and title should occupy a line that is about `
` central between the top of the envelope and the bottom. The name should `
` neither be too much to right or left but located in the centre, the `
` beginning and end at equal distances from either end. `
` `
` In writing to large business concerns which are well known or to public `
` or city officials it is sometimes customary to leave out number and street. `
` Thus, `
` `
` Messrs. Seigel, Cooper Co., `
` New York City, `
` `
` Hon. William J. Gaynor, `
` New York City. `
` `
` `
` NOTES `
` `
` _Notes_ may be regarded as letters in miniature confined chiefly to `
`
` Yours lovingly, `
` Yours affectionately, `
` Devotedly yours, `
` Ever yours, etc. `
` `
` as between husbands and wives or between lovers. Such gushing `
` terminations as Your Own Darling, Your own Dovey and other pet and silly `
` endings should be avoided, as they denote shallowness. Love can be `
` strongly expressed without dipping into the nonsensical and the farcical. `
` `
` Formal expressions of Subscription are: `
` `
` Yours Sincerely, `
` Yours truly, `
` Respectfully yours, `
` `
` and the like, and these may be varied to denote the exact bearing or `
` attitude the writer wishes to assume to the person addressed: as, `
` `
` Very sincerely yours, `
` Very respectfully yours, `
` With deep respect yours, `
` Yours very truly, etc. `
` `
` Such elaborate endings as `
` `
` "In the meantime with the highest respect, I am yours to command," `
` "I have the honor to be, Sir, Your humble Servant," `
` "With great expression of esteem, I am Sincerely yours," `
` "Believe me, my dear Sir, Ever faithfully yours," `
` `
` are condemned as savoring too much of affectation. `
` `
` It is better to finish formal letters without any such qualifying `
` remarks. If you are writing to Mr. Ryan to tell him that you have a house `
` for sale, after describing the house and stating the terms simply sign `
` yourself `
` `
` Your obedient Servant `
` Yours very truly, `
` Yours with respect, `
` James Wilson. `
` `
` Don't say you have the honor to be anything or ask him to believe `
` anything, all you want to tell him is that you have a house for sale and `
` that you are sincere, or hold him in respect as a prospective customer. `
` `
` Don't abbreviate the signature as: _Y'rs Resp'fly_ and always make `
` your sex obvious. Write plainly `
` `
` Yours truly, `
` _John Field_ `
` `
` and not _J. Field_, so that the person to whom you send it may not take `
` you for _Jane Field_. `
` `
` It is always best to write the first name in full. Married women should `
` prefix _Mrs._ to their names, as `
` `
` Very sincerely yours, `
` _Mrs._ Theodore Watson. `
` `
` If you are sending a letter acknowledging a compliment or some kindness `
` done you may say, _Yours gratefully,_ or _Yours very gratefully,_ in `
` proportion to the act of kindness received. `
` `
` It is not customary to sign letters of degrees or titles after your name, `
` except you are a lord, earl or duke and only known by the title, but as `
` we have no such titles in America it is unnecessary to bring this matter `
` into consideration. Don't sign yourself, `
` `
` Sincerely yours, `
` Obadiah Jackson, M.A. or L.L. D. `
` `
` If you're an M. A. or an L.L. D. people generally know it without your `
` sounding your own trumpet. Many people, and especially clergymen, are `
` fond of flaunting after their names degrees they have received _honoris `
` causa_, that is, degrees as a mark of honor, without examination. Such `
` degrees should be kept in the background. Many a deadhead has these `
` degrees which he could never have earned by brain work. `
` `
` Married women whose husbands are alive may sign the husband's name with `
` the prefix _Mrs:_ thus, `
` `
` Yours sincerely, `
` _Mrs._ William Southey. `
` `
` but when the husband is dead the signature should be-- `
` `
` Yours sincerely, `
` _Mrs._ Sarah Southey. `
` `
` So when we receive a letter from a woman we are enabled to tell whether `
` she has a husband living or is a widow. A woman separated from her `
` husband but not a _divorcee_ should _not_ sign his name. `
` `
` `
` ADDRESS `
` `
` The _address_ of a letter consists of the name, the title and the `
` residence. `
` `
` Mr. Hugh Black, `
` 112 Southgate Street, `
` Altoona, `
` Pa. `
` `
` Intimate friends have often familiar names for each other, such as pet `
` names, nicknames, etc., which they use in the freedom of conversation, `
` but such names should never, under any circumstances, appear on the `
` envelope. The subscription on the envelope should be always written with `
` propriety and correctness and as if penned by an entire stranger. The `
` only difficulty in the envelope inscription is the title. Every man is `
` entitled to _Mr._ and every lady to _Mrs._ and every unmarried lady to `
` _Miss_. Even a boy is entitled to _Master_. When more than one is addressed `
` the title is _Messrs._ _Mesdames_ is sometimes written of women. If the `
` person addressed has a title it is courteous to use it, but titles never `
` must be duplicated. Thus, we can write `
` `
` Robert Stitt, M. D., but never `
` Dr. Robert Stitt, M. D, or `
` Mr. Robert Stitt, M. D. `
` `
` In writing to a medical doctor it is well to indicate his profession by `
` the letters M. D. so as to differentiate him from a D. D. It is better to `
` write Robert Stitt, M. D., than Dr. Robert Stitt. `
` `
` In the case of clergymen the prefix Rev. is retained even when they have `
` other titles; as `
` `
` Rev. Tracy Tooke, LL. D. `
` `
` When a person has more titles than one it is customary to only give him `
` the leading one. Thus instead of writing Rev. Samuel MacComb, B. A., `
` M. A., B. Sc., Ph. D., LL. D., D. D. the form employed is Rev. Samuel `
` MacComb, LL. D. LL. D. is appended in preference to D. D. because in most `
` cases the "Rev." implies a "D. D." while comparatively few with the prefix `
` "Rev." are entitled to "LL. D." `
` `
` In the case of _Honorables_ such as Governors, Judges, Members of Congress, `
` and others of the Civil Government the prefix "Hon." does away with _Mr._ `
` and _Esq._ Thus we write Hon. Josiah Snifkins, not Hon. Mr. Josiah Snifkins `
` or Hon. Josiah Snifkins, Esq. Though this prefix _Hon._ is also often `
` applied to Governors they should be addressed as Excellency. For instance: `
` `
` His Excellency, `
` Charles E. Hughes, `
` Albany, `
` N. Y. `
` `
` In writing to the President the superscription on the envelope should be `
` `
` To the President, `
` Executive Mansion, `
` Washington, D. C. `
` `
` Professional men such as doctors and lawyers as well as those having `
` legitimately earned College Degrees may be addressed on the envelopes by `
` their titles, as `
` `
` Jonathan Janeway, M. D. `
` Hubert Houston, B. L. `
` Matthew Marks, M. A., etc. `
` `
` The residence of the person addressed should be plainly written out in `
` full. The street and numbers should be given and the city or town written `
` very legibly. If the abbreviation of the State is liable to be confounded `
` or confused with that of another then the full name of the State should `
` be written. In writing the residence on the envelope, instead of putting `
` it all in one line as is done at the head of a letter, each item of the `
` residence forms a separate line. Thus, `
` `
` Liberty, `
` Sullivan County, `
` New York. `
` `
` 215 Minna St., `
` San Francisco, `
` California. `
` `
` There should be left a space for the postage stamp in the upper right `
` hand corner. The name and title should occupy a line that is about `
` central between the top of the envelope and the bottom. The name should `
` neither be too much to right or left but located in the centre, the `
` beginning and end at equal distances from either end. `
` `
` In writing to large business concerns which are well known or to public `
` or city officials it is sometimes customary to leave out number and street. `
` Thus, `
` `
` Messrs. Seigel, Cooper Co., `
` New York City, `
` `
` Hon. William J. Gaynor, `
` New York City. `
` `
` `
` NOTES `
` `
` _Notes_ may be regarded as letters in miniature confined chiefly to `
`