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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Letter Writing
Use of capital letter
Hi there. I have recent reviewed the contents of a sample letter proposed by my colleague and found that in the first sentence, it states "I refer to the Ordinary Resolution passed on dd/mm/yyyy and lodged for our consideration." I talked to my colleague and expressed that I did not quite understand why the ordinary resolution was in capital letter. He explained that as it referred to "this" resolution submitted on dd/mm/yyyy and it should be in capital letter. I did not agree with that as ordinary resolution is not a unique or particular type of document and I do not think, in such a common business letter, it must be used with capital letter no matter what type of resolution (e.g. special resolution or ordinary resolution) you are referring to. Am I correct?
Thanks for your advice.
Thanks for your advice.
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In my opinion, you're correct, but within the context of the common practice of a particular organization, certain conventions may become sacred. If, as you say, there's nothing special about this particular "ordinary resolution," or about "ordinary resolutions" in general, it's hard to justify the caps - especially if it's a "common business letter" to someone outside the organization. Do you have access to records of other similar communications to see what is common practice for your organization?
- In my opinion, you're correct, but within the context of the common practice of a particular organization, certain conventions may become sacred.
- If, as you say, there's nothing special about this particular "ordinary resolution," or about "ordinary resolutions" in general, it's hard to justify the caps - especially if it's a "common business letter" to someone outside the organization.
- Do you have access to records of other similar communications to see what is common practice for your organization?
- - A.
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In my opinion, you're correct, but within the context of the common practice of a particular organization, certain conventions may become sacred. If, as you say, there's nothing special about this particular "ordinary resolution," or about "ordinary resolutions" in general, it's hard to justify the caps - especially if it's a "common business letter" to someone outside the organization.
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