Vocative Example On Letter
Writings / / November 13, 2021
The vocative in the letter It is a small phrase that is put as a greeting before the rest of the document. This vocative can appear in different types of letters such as:
- Business letters
- Formal letters
- Personal letters
The vocative is placed on the left side of the letter, just before the message and its structure is one or two lines maximum.
To understand well what the vocative is, we present an image with the parts of the letter, where the vocative will be marked in bold:
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The vocative text is always a greeting or introduction, regardless of whether it is a formal or informal greeting.
Examples of vocative in different types of letters:
The vocative is highlighted in red.
Vocative example in business letter:
Mexico City as of December 11, 2015
Subject: Payment of services.
Ing. Leopoldo Zarate R.
Present:
I hereby inform you that as a representative Torres editores S.A de C.V and after finishing the editorial work for Almendras y cremas S.A de C.V, it has been authorized and made the payment corresponding to the printing and the requested 15-page brochure that describes the nutritional and nutritional properties of our products.
The payment was made via Spey which was deposited the same day in his checking account.
The corresponding invoice has already been made and will be sent by mail when it is collated and approved by our manager.
No more for the moment, I say goodbye,
Ing. Reinaldo Calvo and Prieto
Vocative example in formal letter:
Mexican College of Dentistry S.C.
Mexico City as of December 11, 2015
Subject: Information request
Joaquin Garcia Peniche
Present:
Hereby, I come to request the information corresponding to your enrollment within our College of Dentistry, where you requested your enrollment as a scholarship student.
Although your scholarship has already been authorized and your registration has its elements, it is necessary that you present the following documents and the corresponding data:
- Documents:
- Registration payment: (voucher)
- Proof of address: (can be a lease, electricity bill or telephone bill)
Waiting for you to rectify your documents, we remind you that your deadline is January 22, 2016, so that you can enter to study in the first educational period from February to June.
Sincerely,
Dir. Mexican College of Dentistry S.C.
Dr. Germán Terreros Morales
Firm
Example of vocatives in personal letter:
December 25, 2015
Cousin Lupita:
Since I hope you are well, I have been working on a coffee farm for a month now, and I keep earning more, because on my days off I make handicrafts for my sister to sell on the internet.
The whole family is fine, my mother, my sister Matilde and my brother-in-law Alfonso, their children have already entered school and my girlfriend has a job closer to home.
I hope we will see you next year, as we were not with you for Christmas.
Greetings to Uncle Ramón and Aunt Maria, you also greet all the cousins and my nephews.
Merry Christmas and happy new year everyone.
Gerardo