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Spinnaker Posted 19 years ago
Letter Writing

I'm looking forward... - formal/informal question

0 01i00Formal:02i02br
00I look forward to receiving your reply.02br
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01i00Informal:02i02br
00I'm looking forward to getting your answer.02br
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00Is that correct?02br
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01i00What is about:02i02br
00I'm looking forward to hearing from you.02br
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00Is it (more) formal or informal? What would be the other appropriate style?02br
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00Thank you very much indeed!0-
  

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1i 00Formal:02i 02br 00I look forward to receiving your reply. -- 01b 00Yes02b 02br 02br 01i 00Informal:02i 02br 00(01b 00X02b 00) I'm looking forward to getting your answer. -- 01b 00No; this is just an awkward register mix.

— Mister Micawber

  • 1i 00Formal:02i 02br 00I look forward to receiving your reply.
  • -- 01b 00Yes02b 02br 02br 01i 00Informal:02i 02br 00(01b 00X02b 00) I'm looking forward to getting your answer.
  • -- 01b 00No; this is just an awkward register mix.
  • 02br 02b 02br 01i 00What about:02i 02br 00I'm looking forward to hearing from you.
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1i00Formal:02i02br
00I look forward to receiving your reply. -- 01b00Yes02b02br
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01i00Informal:02i02br
00(01b00X02b00) I'm looking forward to getting your answer. -- 01b00No; this is just an awkward register mix. 02br
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0Hiya.. I am new here and would like to learn better english from you all.02br
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00I am looking forward to hear from you soon. OR I am looking forward to hearing from you soon. (Which one is correct?)02br
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00Can you reason out why? Thanks alot.. 050010id1
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01cite10Se12312cite10Hiya.. I am new here and would like to learn better english from you all.12br
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10I am looking forward to hear from you soon. OR I am looking forward to hearing from you soon. (Which one is correct?)12br
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10Can you reason out why? Thanks alot.. 15012br
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01cite10Mister Micawber12cite11i10Formal:12i12br
10I look forward to receiving your reply. -- 11b10Yes12b12br
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11i10Informal:12i12br
10(11b10X12b10) I'm looking forward to getting your answer. -- 11b10No; thi
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0The latter: 01blockquote
00I'm looking forward to hearing from you. -- 11b10Less formal12br
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0Thanks for the reply. How about this;02br
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01font00I look forward to hear from you soon.02font00 (Is it correct?) and 'I am looking forward to hearing from you soon'?02br
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00Which of the above sentence is more common?02br
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00Thanks.0-
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1font00I look forward to hear from you soon. - incorrect.02font02br
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00'I am looking forward to hearing from you soon' - incorrect02br
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00'I look forward to hearing from you soon' - correct.0-
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Is there any difference between these two sentences ? Formal /informal ? Correct/incorrect ?

I'm looking forward to your reply
I look forward to receiving your reply
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They are both correct.

"I'm looking forward to" has a more informal feeling to it. I would actually say "I"m looking forward to hearing from you" - that would be the friendly way to end a letter/e-mail to a friend.

More formal is "I look forward to..." - you can either say "receiving your reply" or "your reply." Both are find and to my ear equally formal.
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Why is the following sentence incoorect?
I am looking forward to hear from you.
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