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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

How to start an email

Which of these is correct for an email?
Can you tell me one by one which of these I can start with?

Following up on our earlier conversation, I would like to confirm....
Further to our earlier conversation, I would like to confirm....
In/with reference to our earlier conversation, ...
In connection with our earlier conversation, ...
In order to confirm what we discussed earlier, I would like to note to you that...
In regard to our conversation of this morning, I would like to confirm that...
As we discussed in our conversation earlier today, ...

Thank you
  

Top answer

Following up on our earlier conversation, I would like to confirm.... (OK) Further to our earlier conversation, I would like to confirm.... (OK, quite formal and stilted) In/with reference to our earlier conversation, ...

  • Following up on our earlier conversation, I would like to confirm....
  • (OK) Further to our earlier conversation, I would like to confirm....
  • (OK, quite formal and stilted) In/with reference to our earlier conversation, ...
  • (OK) In connection with our earlier conversation, ...
  • ) note to you that...
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Following up on our earlier conversation, I would like to confirm.... (OK)
Further to our earlier conversation, I would like to confirm.... (OK, quite formal and stilted)
In/with reference to our earlier conversation, ... (OK)
In connection with our earlier conversation, ... (not so good)
In order to confirm what we discussed earlier, I would like to add (?) note to yo

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