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Format of German Letter

  • 16-06-2005 3:32pm
    #1
    Bright Smile
    Closed Accounts Posts: 144 ✭✭


    My friend form another school called over yesterday and saw the way i write my german letters.
    The letter consists of the usual paragraphs but instead of skipping a line and starting a new paragraph directly under the next at the beginning of the line like my friend said, we have always started out new paragraphs in the middle of the following line.
    (Like this)

    Could anyone tell me which is the orrect way- Ive been doing loads a letters for my teacher over the past year but she never picked up on it so im at a loss! Vielen Dank fúr die Hilfe!
    Deine BrightSmile


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  • #2
    Scraggs
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,578 ✭✭✭Scraggs


    ..............................................................................Carlow, den 16 Juni

    Liebe Brightsmile,
    ........................I think you write the letters like this and when moving on to a new paragraph you skip a line and move in to the same spot you started in the paragraph before hand.
    ........................Like this. This is how its done in english letters and i've always done the same with German ones and havent been penalised. However i have a s**te teacher...thats when i had one of course. Make sure its neat and i think you'll be ok.
    .........................Feel free to correct me if i'm wrong anyone-theres nothing worse than bad advice!!
    ....................... Vielen Dank,
    .........................Scraggs
    PS; excuse all the dots the space werent bein shown


  • #3
    Alkers
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,868 ✭✭✭Alkers


    You could just do whatever is done in the letter you are given to reply to in the exam.


  • #4
    Drag00n79
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,746 ✭✭✭Drag00n79


    Start your letter under the L of Liebe(r) and start each subsequent paragraph at the left edge.

    However you won't be deducted marks for doing it the other way. Remember to start after Liebe(r) ________, with a small first letter — unless it's a noun. If you start Liebe(r) ___________! then its a capital always starting.
    eg.
    Liebe(r) __________,
    ich habe gestern deinen letzten Brief bekommen.

    But

    Liebe(r) ___________!
    Ich habe gestern deinen letzten Brief bekommen.


  • #5
    Bright Smile
    Closed Accounts Posts: 144 ✭✭Bright Smile


    Na klar, das stimmt!
    Vielen Dank fur die Hilfe, ich hoffe das morgens nicht sehr schlecht sein werden und dass wir etwas leicht in die Angewandte Grammatik bekommen!
    Ich bin sehr dankbar fur die Hilfe, denn ich hatte keine Ahnung, aber jetzt, ware die schriftliche produktion "super"!
    Bis bald, und vielen Dank,
    Deine Brightsmile!
    Im dead on adjectival endings! :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:


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