Email English vs Spoken English
Email opening for an unknown staff member of a housing office.
“Dear Housing Office,”
Spoken version of: “I am writing to inquire about student accommodation.”
“Hi, I wanted to ask about student accommodation.”
Email English --> Spoken English: “I would be grateful if you could provide further information regarding my registration.”
“Hi, I was wondering if you could explain a bit more about my registration?”
Spoken version of: “Please find attached the requested document.”
“Here is the document you asked for.”
Email English --> Spoken English: “I wanted to follow up on my previous email as I have not yet received a response regarding my dorm allocation.”
"Hi, I sent an email about my dorm, but I haven’t heard back yet. Are you able to check that, please?”