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Kilimanjaro Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

A letter greeting

Is it correct and natural English to say "Greetings from Britain!" at the beginning of a letter as in the following example. :

"Dear John,

Greetings from Britain. How are you doing?I have been having hard times recently etc........."
  

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Hi, It's OK, although not for formal letters. It's not something that is done every day. I don't remember the last time someone wrote this kind of remark in a letter to me.

  • Hi, It's OK, although not for formal letters.
  • It's not something that is done every day.
  • I don't remember the last time someone wrote this kind of remark in a letter to me.
  • Best wishes, Clive
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Hi,

It's OK, although not for formal letters.

It's not something that is done every day. I don't remember the last time someone wrote this kind of remark in a letter to me.

Best wishes, Clive

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