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Perfect Stranger Posted 10 years ago
Letter Writing

A few sentences to look at

Dear Users,

Could you please help me improve the following sentences and make them a bit more elegant? The way I wrote them seems a little crude to me...

I understand. Matter of fact, the only reason why I asked for a generic letter of recommendation was because I didn't want to bother you every single time I applied for jobs. Perhaps a simple statement of service from the HR would suffice? And if I really needed a more personalized letter of recommendation (say, when I'll be applying for university, then perhaps I could ask you for help?)

Thanks
  

Top answer

Perfect Stranger The way I wrote them seems a little crude to me... No, I think it's OK. A couple of changes: I understand.

— Mister Micawber

  • Perfect Stranger The way I wrote them seems a little crude to me...
  • No, I think it's OK.
  • A couple of changes: I understand.
  • Actually, the only reason I asked for a generic letter of recommendation was that I didn't want to bother you every time I applied for a job.
  • Perhaps a simple statement of service from HR would suffice?
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Perfect StrangerThe way I wrote them seems a little crude to me...
No, I think it's OK. A couple of changes:

I understand. Actually, the only reason I asked for a generic letter of recommendation was that I didn't want to bother you every time I applied for a job. Perhaps a simple statement of service from HR would suffice? And then if I re
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Just one question... What's the difference between as a matter of fact and actually?
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Perfect Strangeras a matter of fact
You didn't use that, but anyway, I changed it because 'actually' is more modest there.
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