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Hi,I've got some questions and I hope you can answer them.Thanks in advance1. can I finish a formal letter with "Hoping to receive your answer and sending regards,         Joanna"?2. should I write the pronoun "you" in a capital letter? ( in formal or informal letters)3. can I say "call for girls" when I mean "invite some girld by calling them"

BarbaraPA · Accepted Answer

1. can I finish a formal letter with "Hoping to receive your answer and sending regards, Joanna"? I find this too informal an ending for a formal letter. I hope to receive your answer shortly, and then your formal closing.

2. should I write the pronoun "you" in a capital letter? ( in formal or informal letters) Never, unless it is the beginning of a sentence.

3. can I say "call for girls" when I mean "invite some girld by calling them" I need more context to understand what you mean here. "Call for girls" sounds like a way to contact protitutes.

Anonymous · Answer

Thank you for your answer
By "calling for girls" I mean inviting female friends (who are not prostitutes

) to a party which has already started (inviting them by the phone, not personally)

Is it correct in this context?

Nona the brit · Answer

No, not really. AS GG said - it sounds as though you want to arrange for prostitutes or something! I think this looks wrong as it is just random girls you are after when you phrase it in this way - it sounds as though you don't care which girls, you just want to get any girls to come along, so they are not really personal invitations or friends. When you call 'for' something you are placing an order for it. Call for a pizza but don't call for girls.

'Call the girls' is ok as this makes it clear that they are specific girls you are calling, and it would be presumed that you are speaking of your friends.

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