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  • Kerin

    Administrator
    January 31, 2024 at 3:26 pm

    Hi Filiz,

    Very good work here, well done. Here are some things to note:

    Tone: you have sustained the correct tone and register throughout this email. Excellent.

    Grammar:

    “I am afraid I wouldn’t join this programme.” – if you use ‘wouldn’t’ here, it sounds hypothetical and may confuse the reader. Better to be firmer and say: “I am afraid I won’t be able to join this programme.”

    Vocab:

    She is my colleague in the same company and very experienced on❌ this field

    We say: experienced in something. Therefore: She is my colleague in the same company and very experienced in this field

    Spelling TIP!:

    honored – just to highlight this. it isn’t a mistake, but it is the American spelling. When you write in English be sure to choose either American or British English and be consistent throughout. (UK=honoured)