Appointments in Business/Commercial English

Appointments

  • With reference to my letter of ...
  • We refer to our letter of ...
  • I am due to/ I am to ...
  • I hope to/ I intend to ...
  • It may have come to your attention that ...
  • We are pleased to inform you that ...
  • Should this not be convenient for you ...
  • I would be pleased to ...
  • I would be glad/ grateful for ...
  • Would you kindly reply ... ?
  • Please confirm whether/if ...
  • Please inform me ...
  • We look forward to hearing from you soon.
  • With reference to your letter of 12th May 20...
  • This is to confirm the appointment we made on ...
  • I regret to inform you that your delivery will be delayed.
  • I am afraid I will not be able to keep the appointment I made for Friday 17th June.

Date: three possibilities:

  • As mentioned in my letter of 22nd October.
  • As mentioned in my letter of October 22.
  • As mentioned in my letter dated October 22nd

This text was written by Ulrike Schroedter.