Business English Part 75

6. 220 broadway new york n y february 15 19--

7. 78 main street portland oregon december 10 19--

8. 32 lincoln st kansas city mo oct 2 19--

9. room 15 1321 pennsylvania ave washington d c sept 2 19--

10. 25 chestnut st philadelphia pa april 14 19--

11. 212 tribune building new york n y march 2 19--

12. 98 dorchester ave boston ma.s.s feb 12 19--

13. 24 milk st boston ma.s.s June 14 19--

14. 231 west 39th st new york city march 4 19--

15. 345 newark ave jersey city n j (supply date)

16. 44 fifth ave detroit mich sept 1 19--

17. 102 west 42d st denver colorado (date)

18. Explain the difference between (16) and (17).

Notice that the name of the street in each case is a numeral. Why is it spelled out in (16) and not in (17)?

=Exercise 217=

Supplying the name of the firm and the business engaged in, write letter heads using the items given in Exercise 216. For example:

BARRETT, BROWN & CO.

_Groceries_ 55 Water Street

Decorah, Iowa, -- 19

When may & be used?

What is the advantage of using a letter head?

In making letter heads, imagine you are a printer. Arrange the items so that they may show to the best advantage. Let your lines of printing or writing be of different lengths. Add any details that you wish, such as trade-mark designs or the names of officers.

Arrange and punctuate:

1. citronelle business mens a.s.sociation citronelle alabama may 2 19-- mr john harvey 19 e monroe st rochester n y dear sir

2. 173 broadway new york June 10 19-- mr walter thomas 191 e main st waltham ma.s.s dear sir

3. 25 broad st maplewood n h messrs hausen & ottman 18 la salle station chicago ill gentlemen (supply date)

4. john randolph & co druggist 14 jefferson st charleston s c jan 8 19-- gerhard mennen & co newark n j gentlemen (letter head)

5. 43 south 5th ave madison wis aug 8 19-- the white mountain freezer co nashua n h gentlemen

Address an envelope for each of the above, using the following as a model.

+------------------------------------------+ | | | | | | | | | Barrett, Brown & Co., | | 55 Water Street, | | Decorah, Iowa. | | | +------------------------------------------+

=Exercise 218--Cautions=

_The Heading_

Always date your letters.

Give your full address, even if you are certain that the one to whom you are writing knows it.

_The Introduction_

The person addressed must always be given a t.i.tle. If you address one man, use _Mr._; if a firm, use _Messrs._; if a woman, _Miss_ or _Mrs._ If a man has a t.i.tle like _Professor_ or _Doctor_, it should be used, and _Mr._, of course, omitted.

_Hon._ (Honorable) is used for a person who holds, or who has held, a public office. It is a very formal t.i.tle.

_Esq._(Esquire) is a legal form used by some correspondents in addressing any man. It is an English usage. It always follows the name, and, if it is used, _Mr._ is omitted. In this country _Mr._ is preferable.

In writing to a man in his official capacity, the following form is correct when there is no street number or when the t.i.tle is short.

Notice that _Mr._ is omitted.

G. N. Fratt, Cashier, First National Bank, Racine, Wis.

The following is correct when the t.i.tle is long:

Mr. John Frederick Pierce, a.s.s't. Engineer of Bridges and Buildings, 607 White Building, Seattle, Wash.

Notice that in the last example, the city and the state are put on the same line as the street in order to make the three lines of about the same length. Four lines might have been used.

_The Salutation_

If you address one man, the salutation is _Dear Sir_; as,

Mr. John Pierce, Seattle, Wash.

Dear Sir:

If you address a firm, the salutation is _Gentlemen_; as,

Messrs. Brownleigh & King, Portland, Oregon.