When most people sit down to write a business letter, their first inclination is to write formally – sometimes too formally. While a business letter should be professional and polite, it doesn't have ...

The closing of a letter summarizes the main point of the letter and, if applicable, call the recipient to act. When you are writing a friendly business letter, you should close your letter using ...

This story was originally published on April 24, 2025, and has been updated. The art of letter writing is not dead. Rachel Syme, a New Yorker staff writer, learned that during the early days of the ...