Expressing Wishes.docx

Expressing wishes         

We would like to… We would like very much to… We want to… We want particularly want to… We hope… We do hope… We would prefer not to… We would rather not… We are reluctant to…

Request        

We would be grateful if you would… We would be grateful if you could… Would you be so kind as to… We would appreciate it if you could… Could you please… Would you mind… Please let us know when… Please let us know how much… Please let us know if…

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Thank you for your letter of… With reference to your memo… With reference to your invoice… Further to our telephone conversation… Your advertisement in…has been brought to our attention. Your article in…has been brought to our notice. You may recall that we met… In the course of conversation you mentioned that… You will probably be aware that… You have heard that… We were please that… We are sorry that… We not that… With regard to your request for… With regard to your query about… Thank you for pointing out… Thank you for offering to… Thank you for drawing our attention to…