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English 1b3 Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Born and bred in America

What is a more succinct and formal way of saying the below when introducing yourself in a letter?

My name is John Smith, and I was born and bred in America.
My name is John Smith, and I was born in America and still live there/here (?).

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Top answer

Hi, I am American. In a letter, you normally just put your name at the end, eg Yours sincerely, John Smith Readers know to look there to see your name. Clive

— Clive

  • Hi, I am American.
  • In a letter, you normally just put your name at the end, eg Yours sincerely, John Smith Readers know to look there to see your name.
  • Clive
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Hi,

I am American.

In a letter, you normally just put your name at the end,
eg

Yours sincerely,

John Smith

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I cannot see making so much of it.

'My name is John Smith, an American.' seems more appropriate to me.
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Hi guys,

I should have explained a circumstance that permits being so specific:

Enquiring about applying for a working visa overseas, I need to give such details--where I was born, where I live currently.

Perhaps the need to be so specfic is too rare to have a generic wording.
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If it is an official statement, then you need to state it more clearly:

My name is....... I was born in Charleston, South Carolina and I am a US citizen.
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