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add a bible verse to a formal letter from grammar prospective
I am trying to add a bible verse to a formal business thank you letter and am
not sure grammatically how to add it. Do I list the verse in the body of the letter as a separate paragraph? It is a verse from the Bible regarding those who give and I want the donor to know how God regards their gift. Do I write: The Bible says:, then list the verse? I would like to be grammatically correct. I am using Word 2003. Thanks for all help given. |
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add a bible verse to a formal letter from grammar prospective
To: Ms. McNeil,
This is not an issue of grammar (as such), but "style," such as in "The Chicago Manual of Style" or "The New York Public Library Writer's Guide to Style and Usage" or whatever stylebook should be used for business letters. Generally speaking, there are two ways to present a quote: (1) run-in quotations are set off with quotations marks and run-in as part of a greater paragraph; and (2) block quotations which are an independent paragraph (without quote marks) indented from the left, often with a slightly smaller typeface and decreased leading (spacing between lines). A general rule of thumb is that run-in quotations are used for shorter quotes, and block quotations are used for longer quotes. A long quotation is variously defined as anywhere from 40 to 100 words or more. I'm unsure which style guidebook you should be consulting, but perhaps my comment above can serve as a guideline. Steven Craig Miller "Ms. McNeil" wrote: I am trying to add a bible verse to a formal business thank you letter and am not sure grammatically how to add it. Do I list the verse in the body of the letter as a separate paragraph? It is a verse from the Bible regarding those who give and I want the donor to know how God regards their gift. Do I write: The Bible says:, then list the verse? I would like to be grammatically correct. I am using Word 2003. Thanks for all help given. |
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