PERSONAL LETTER

PERSONAL LETTER

A personal letter is a type of letter which provides communication between a small number of people, usually two. There are many types of personal letters and they are written for a wide variety of reasons:

• One person wishes to attain information from an individual or a business.
• One person wishes to tell somebody about themselves, as in pen pals.
• One person wishes to present to an individual or a business a social note, such as a thank-you or a congratulation.
• One person wishes to communicate with an acquaintance - friend or family, for example in order to maintain and reinforce the bond between them.

Surviving personal letters are often an important source of information about the lives of historical figures.

There are 2 types of personal letter,

1.    formal personal letter, and

2.  informal personal letter

Example of formal and informal personal letter :

a)  Informal  Personal Letter

Karanganyar, 21st December 2009

To : Hery
Karanganyar Street No 23 Demak 59582

Dear Hery,

Hi Hery, how is everything? I hope you are fine. I am well in these few days.

Her, I want to tell you about my holiday. I went to Mount Muria last holiday. I went to the Montel Waterfall. It was interesting. I took some picture there. I bought some souvenir for you.

I think that all. I am looking forward to hear from you.

Love

Nida

b)   Formal Personal Letter