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CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER 2 CARDWRITING
2.1 GreetingCards
2.1.1 BirthdayCards
2.1.2 Mother's/Father'sDayCards
2.1.3 Valentine'sDayCards
2.1.4 HolidayGreetingCards(ChristmasNewYear)
2.2 Thank-youCards
2.3 CongratulationCards
2.4 Get-wellCardsorNotes
2.5 SympathyCardsorNotes
2.6 OtherMiscellaneousCards(GiftCardsRetirementCards,etc.)
2.7 VacationPostcards
CHAPTER 3 LETTERWRITING
3.1 PartsofaLetter
3.1.1 TheHeading
3.1.2 TheSalutation
3.1.3 TheBody
3.1.4 TheComplimentaryClosing
3.1.5 TheSignature
3.1.6 FourLessImportantPartsofa Letter
3.1.6.1 TheInsideAddress
3.1.6.2 Enclosure
3.1.6.3 Postscript
3.1.6.4 CarbonCopyorXeroxedCopy
3.1.7 ASampleLetterWhichIncludesAll TenPartsofaLetter
3.2 SeveralRulesofThumbaboutLetter Writing
3.2.1 TypesofCorrespondence:Personal vsSocialandBusiness
3.2.2 SimpleandPlainLanguage
3.2.3 AvoidanceofCarelessMistakes
CHAPTER 4 SOCIALANDPERSONAL LETTERWRITING
4.1 Thank-youLetters
4.1.1 Thank-youLettersforRemembering
4.1.2 Thank-youLettersforaGift
4.1.3 Thank-youLettersforaVisit
4.1.4 Thank-youLettersforaFavor
4.2 LettersofInvitation
4.2.1 WritingInvitations
4.2.2 AcceptinganInvitation
4.2.3 DeclininganInvitation
4.2.4 LettersbetweenFriendsabouta VacationVisit
4.3 LettersofCongratulation
4.3.1 ShortNotesofCongratulation
4.3.2 LongerLettersofCongratulation
4.4 LettersofSympathy
4.5 LettersofCondolence
4.6 LettersofArrangement
4.7 LettersofApology
4.8 LettersofSuggestion
4.9 LettersofAdvice
4.10 LettersofInquiryandReplytoIt
CHAPTER 5 BUSINESSLETTERWRITING
CHAPTER 6 E-MAILWRITING
CHAPTER 7 JOURNALWRITING
CHAPTER 8 ESSAYWRITING
APPENDIXAGLOSSARY