Relationships

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What Shall I Write? I don't know how to say it! That's been every one of us at one time or another. Finally, help has arrived. You don't have to chase down your friends at nine o'clock at night to help you put something together before tomorrow morning's mail pickup.

Does panic set in when you need to pen an apology, make an awkward announcement, maybe send a Get Lost! note. Have you been trapped into accepting an assignment someone else cheerfully volunteered you for, and you absolutely don't want to do it? Ever wondered how to congratulate someone you secretly resented? Or how to wish someone well, even though their accident might just have been their own fault.

Even in this age of e-mails, you still need the words! And they don't always spring to mind when needed. Whether English is your first language or not, the examples in this mostly lighthearted book will get you started. Obviously, you won't find every possible scenario represented. No one wants to plow through an encyclopedia, just to get help with a paragraph or two. But you can adapt the wording of many of the letters to suit your own situation if need be.        

Excerpt
Dear Angela,

I must say I was very surprised to learn that I had been volunteered to chair the chapter fundraising committee for the coming fiscal year. While I am known as an enthusiastic supporter of Save Our Fields and Trees, it would have been courteous if the other members had first asked if I would be willing to take on this onerous extra duty.

This will inform you and the chapter that I must respectfully decline the nomination. I simply do not care for the type or weight of the responsibilities it would entail.

Sarah