Newsgroup: it.cultura.linguistica.inglese
Titolo: mega favore per mail seria

Ciao a tutti!
Volevo chiedervi un megafavore: questa � la prima mail "seria" che devo
scrivere in inglese per far richiesta per fare la visiting student in USA.
Lo scenario � pi� o meno questo: il contatto a cui scrivo � gi� stato
informato di me e delle mie intenzioni, la mia mail � pro forma finalizzata
all'allaccio diretto del contatto.
Riuscite gentilmente a dirmi come vi sembra?
Vi sar� grata! :)
PS: ho cambiato un po i nomi..
Dear Tim Ray,
I am a Ph.D. Student in Italy at the University of Bologna.
I would like to become a Visiting Ph.D. Student at Springfield University
since the next semester.
I was told by Marco Rossi (an Associate Professor of my Department) that it
is possible and to contact you to receive further information.
Please find attached a copy of my curriculum vitae.
King regards
Giulia surname
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They may call it more often "resume" in the US, but I'm not sure. IMHO it's 
fine to leave the sentence as it is.
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 *King* regards
Ehm... 
It must be a typo :)
-- 
Anna

 King regards
Kind

 Inviato via 
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Aside from the corrections Adam suggested, please change "since the next 
semester" to "as of the next semester." "Since" doesn't go well there.
Some will say that "Please find attached" is trite and old-fashioned. You can 
leave it, but if it were my letter I would write "Attached is a copy of...."
-- 
Joe/Joey da New York
English as she is spoken (and sometimes written) in the US

Grazie mille a tutti per l'aiuto datomi per il momento :)
ho provato a riscriverla un p� ascoltando anche i vs consigli.
Dear Tim Ray,
I am a Ph.D. Student in Italy at the University of Bologna.
I am writing to you since I would like to benefit from the opportunity of
becoming a Visiting Ph.D. Student at the Springfield University, starting
from the next semester.
Indeed, I was told of this opportunity by Marco Rossi (an Associate
Professor of my Department), who advised me to contact you to receive
further information.
Attached is a copy of of my curriculum vitae.
Kind regards
Come vi sembra?
Grazie ancora
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I suppose it's all a matter of personal taste, but there are a few things I 
don't like about this version. It's intelligible; you are getting your point 
across, sounding like an Italian from Bologna... nothing wrong with that.
My choice would be:
I am a Ph.D. student at the University of Bologna, writing to investigate the 
opportunity of becoming a Visiting Ph.D. student at Springfield University, 
beginning next semester.
I learned of this opportunity from Marco Rossi, an Association Professor of 
my department, who advised me to contact you for more information.
Attached is a copy of my curriculum vitae. Kindly advise me of the steps I 
should take to pursue this further.
Thank you.
Kind regards... etc.
Also, as Adam suggested, can you use a title for Tim Ray? Is he a professor? 
If you're not sure of his function, it's okay to address him as is, but if 
he's a professor, it should be "Dear Professor Ray."
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 he's a professor, it should be "Dear Professor Ray."
Is "Dear Tim Ray" ok?
"Dear Sir," is ultra-formal, would need a "Yours faithfully", and
seems over the top for this.
"Dear Mr/Dr/Prof Ray," seems about right but of course if we don't
know the title it's awkward.
In an academic context if this person is NOT admin I'd go with Dr in
the UK, not sure in the US.
(Very few people are "Professor" in the UK). Check department web site
for Tim's title, I'd say.
"Dear Tim," would be too informal here.
"Timbo,"  is right out.
When is "Dear Tim Ray" ok?
Actually, I would almost never start an email with "Dear" anything or
end it with any kind of sign-off, but
this example is one of the cases where I probably would.
"Best regards" seems a _touch_ old-fashioned-business-letter-y to me
but I'm sure it's fine.

 but I'm sure it's fine.
For some reason, "Best regards" seems to be quite popular in e-mail these 
days. I don't use it myself, but I see it frequently.
As with salutations being superfluous in e-mail, I think the complimentary 
close is, too. I prefer a "signature line" (if anything) with name and 
contact information other than the e-mail address (phone, mobile, fax, if 
appropriate or useful.)
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Anna Martini, 13:29, lunedï¿œ 28 settembre 2009:
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Si potrebbe scrivere 
King size regards.
:-)
-- 
By trying we can easily learn to endure adversity. Another
man's, I mean.
    -- Mark Twain

 mmhh... are you an hot tomato?
Ti sei dimenticato di chiederle del sat dish!
-- 
Cary Grant slaps cuffs on her.
Mae West: "Those absolutely necessary? You know, I wasn't born
with them."
Grant: "All those men would have been a lot safer if you had."
Mae West: "I don't know . . . hands ain't everything."
                -- from "She Done Him Wrong"


Pensavo si dicesse a hot tomato essendo h una consonante, perï¿œ 
googlando ho trovato diversi risultati anche per an, errori?
-- 
Ciao Pizzi

 googlando ho trovato diversi risultati anche per an, errori?
Io direi "a hot (qualsiasi cosa)".
an + h e' abbastanza raro.
Mi vengono in mente:
an hour
an honour
an heir
an historic occasion (non tutti direbbero cosi')
an hotel (non tutti direbbero cosi')
a quanto pare negli USA "herb" si pronuncia "erb" quindi suppongo "an
herb" negli USA, ma non nel Regno Unito.

 possibile accento sintetico nord americano?!
Direi di no in quanto l'h di hot non ï¿œ muta nï¿œ negli US nï¿œ in UK.
-- 
Ciao Pizzi

 herb" negli USA, ma non nel Regno Unito.
Ho afferrato nei pochi casi che l'H ï¿œ muta non si considera, perï¿œ l'uso 
sbagliato pare diffuso.
-- 
Ciao Pizzi

 an hotel (non tutti direbbero cosi')
Vale la stessa cosa per history o solo per l'aggettivo historic?
Ciao,
Enrico il Pentolaio.

 googlando ho trovato diversi risultati anche per an, errori?
Io direi "a hot (qualsiasi cosa)".
an + h e' abbastanza raro.
Mi vengono in mente:
an hour
an honour
an heir
an historic occasion (non tutti direbbero cosi')
an hotel (non tutti direbbero cosi')
a quanto pare negli USA "herb" si pronuncia "erb" quindi suppongo "an
herb" negli USA, ma non nel Regno Unito.
I always  say a herb and a hotel.
Joe from Massachusetts

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Also a historic.
Joe from Massachusetts


I always say a history, a historic..., a hero, a heroic...
A lot of people (not necessarily the right people) in the UK say "an
'airy..."  instead of "a hairy...", but that doesn't mean I'm going to
imitate them.  :>)
In Northern Ireland you can tell the Catholics from the Protestants by the
way they pronounce the letter "H". Catholics say "haitch" and Protestants
say "aitch"..
Joe from Massachusetts

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You might say one group 'ates haitches, and the other group hates aitches.
Joe from Massachusetts

Pizzi, 18:35, sabato 3 ottobre 2009:
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Non ï¿œ tipicamente londinese perdere l'acca iniziale?
-- 
Children begin by loving their parents. After a time they judge
them. Rarely, if ever, do they forgive them.
    -- Oscar Wilde