Correspondence

1	address	n. the place to which a letter is to be sent
2	Best regards	friendly close to a letter - Kind regards, Best wishes
3	Dear	first word of most SALUTATIONS, formal or not [eg: Dear Sir, Dear Mr Won, Dear Jo]
4	Dear Madam	formal SALUTATION to an unnamed woman
5	Dear Sir	formal SALUTATION to an unnamed man
6	Dear SirsUK	SALUTATION when writing to a firm and not to any particular individual in the firm
7	dictate	v. to say or read aloud words to be written down - dictation n.
8	enc.	abbr. enclosure; enclosed [indicating something that is included with a letter]
9	GentlemenUS	SALUTATION when writing to a firm and not to any particular individual in the firm
10	letterhead	n. a sheet of letter paper printed with a person or firm’s (name and) address
11	Mr Ms Mrs Miss	abbr. of title for man, woman (married or not), married woman, unmarried woman
12	p.s.	abbr. postscript [used to indicate a note added at the very end of a letter]
13	per pro	abbr. through the agency of; p.p. [eg: A per pro B (where B is signing for A)]
14	registered mail	n. a secure postal service for important or valuable letters or packages
15	salutation	n. opening or first line of a letter, usually commencing with 'Dear...'
16	shorthand	n. a system of speed writing, esp. when taking dictation
17	sign	v. to write one’s name at the end of a document - signature n.
18	Yours faithfullyUK	polite close to a letter not naming the recipient as in Dear Sir; Yours trulyUS
19	Yours sincerelyUK	polite close to a letter naming the recipient as in Dear Mr Smith; Yours trulyUS
20	Yours trulyUS	polite close to a letter; Sincerely yoursUS