How to write cards II

　　R: Our last category is very important for those cr azy foreigners who are always saying "thank you".

　　E: Do you remember what we're said about that? In o ur Western culture, one of the most important thing is to say "please" and "thank you".

　　R: So in a "thank you" card you might begin by sayi ng, "Dear……" good friend, good neighbor, their name. An d then say thank you for whatever it was, you buying me dinner, helping me with something.

　　E: Do you notice the size of this card? It's not ve ry big. And I think that is usual, isn't it? Because wh en you write a "thank you " card you don't have to writ e a lot. And inside it's bland; "thank you" is on the o utside. You just write "Thank you for the lovely dinner "; "Thank you for the wonderful outing".

　　R: The nice gift.

　　E: "Thank you for the lovely gift. I'm sure I'll us e it many times."

　　R: Those are all good. My mother always said you sh ould have at least two "thank you's" in the note, at th e beginning and at the end. So it does seem like too mu ch. But we want to go over how to close these. Some end ings would be……You might end a love card with "I love y ou " or "Much love". But you might end a friendship car d with "fondly", which means fondness and friendship, o r "Your friend, Rebecca", or "I'm thinking of you, Elyn ." And "thank you", you would end with "Thanks again".

　　E: Yes, this is a good one to remember, because in a "thank you" card, at the beginning you might say "Tha nk you for the wonderful evening", "We had such a good time being with you", and whoever, "in your new house." Thanks again.

　　R: And a more formal one you might say, say it's yo ur boss's son who graduated, you don't know him well. H e is not a personal friend. But you send a card, you mi ght say "Best regards".

　　E: Or "Best wishes".

　　R: Or "All the best". Those are all good ways to fi nish the note and then sign your name.

　　E: So if you have to write a card and you need to w rite it to an English speaker, now this should give you some good ideas on what to say inside your cards.