A Gentleman Pens a Note
A Concise, Contemporary Guide to Personal Correspondence
Published on 15. May 2003
128 pages
978-1-4185-3043-3 (ISBN)
Description
A gentleman knows the importance of effectively expressing, in three or four sentences, his thanks for a gift or for a job interview, conveying his sympathy, or saying he is sorry. A Gentleman Pens a Note takes away the fear and discomfort a man experiences when faced with the task of writing a note by giving instruction and example in the proven style of the other GentleManners books.
A Gentleman Pens a Note contains examples of more than 40 different handwritten notes, as well as sentences to avoid. It also includes aphorisms and sidebars on subjects such as stationery, pens, and pre-printed notes.
- A gentleman does not expect a response when he has sent a thank-you note (or even a thank-you gift).
- A gentleman knows that words such as "Thank You," "Congratulations," or "With sympathy," will mean a great deal more written in his own hand than when gold-embossed by a printer.
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John Bridges | Bryan Curtis
A Gentleman Pens a Note
A Concise, Contemporary Guide to Personal Correspondence
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05/2003
Rutledge Hill Press,U.S.
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By John Bridges and Bryan Curtis
Content
- Intro
- TITLE PAGE
- DEDICATION
- COPYRIGHT PAGE
- CONTENTS
- INTRODUCTION
- THANK-YOU NOTES
- A THANK-YOU NOTE FOR A GIFT HAPPILY RECEIVED
- A THANK-YOU NOTE FOR A GIFT THAT YOU REALLY DON'T CARE FOR
- A THANK-YOU NOTE FOR A HOLIDAY GIFT WHEN A GENTLEMAN HAS NOT GIVEN A GIFT IN RETURN
- A THANK-YOU NOTE FOR AN AT-HOME DINNER PARTY
- A THANK-YOU NOTE FOR DINNER AT A RESTAURANT
- A THANK-YOU NOTE FOR A DINNER PARTY THAT DID NOT GO SO WELL
- A THANK-YOU NOTE FOR A GIFT WRITTEN LONG AFTER THE FACT
- A THANK-YOU NOTE FOR A DINNER PARTY WRITTEN LONG AFTER THE FACT
- A THANK-YOU NOTE AFTER BEING A HOUSE GUEST
- A THANK-YOU NOTE FOR AN EXTRAORDINARY KINDNESS
- A THANK-YOU NOTE FOR A JOB INTERVIEW
- SYMPATHY NOTES, NOTES OF CONCERN, AND RESPONSES TO THEM
- A SYMPATHY NOTE TO A CLOSE FRIEND UPON THE DEATH OF A SPOUSEOR LIFE PARTNER
- A SYMPATHY NOTE UPON THE DEATH OF A BUSINESS A CQUAINTANCEOR THE DEATH OF A COWORKER'S RELATIVE
- A SYMPATHY NOTE TO A FRIEND OR COWORKER UPON THE DEATH OF A CLOSE FRIEND
- A SYMPATHY NOTE UPON THE DEATH OF A CHILD
- A SYMPATHY NOTE UPON THE DEATH OF AN INFANT OR A MISCARRIAGE
- A SYMPATHY NOTE TO A FRIEND OR COWORKER UPON THE DEATH OF A BELOVED PET
- A RESPONSE TO A SYMPATHY NOTE
- A NOTE OF CONCERN FOR A FRIEND'S HEALTH
- A NOTE OF CONCERN FOR THE LOSS OF A JOB
- A NOTE OF CONCERN AT THE BREAKUP OF A RELATIONSHIP
- A RESPONSE TO A CARD OR LETTER OF CONCERN
- INVITATIONS AND RESPONSES TO THEM
- AN INVITATION TO A SOMEWHAT FORMAL OCCASION
- AN INVITATION TO A CASUAL GET-TOGETHER
- THE MOST CASUAL INVITATION POSSIBLE (OTHER THAN A PHONE CALL)
- A RESPONSE TO A FORMAL WEDDING INVITATION
- A RESPONSE DECLINING AN INVITATION TO A FORMAL WEDDING
- A WRITTEN RESPONSE TO A SOMEWHAT FORMAL INVITATION ( SUCH AS MITCH MULLINS'S INVITATION FOR COCKTAILS ON PAGE 77)
- A WRITTEN RESPONSE DECLINING A SOMEWHAT FORMAL INVITATION ( SUCH AS MITCH MULLINS'S INVITATION FOR COCKTAILS ON PAGE 77)
- NOTES OF CONGRATULATION
- A NOTE OF BEST WISHES UPON AN ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCEMENT, WRITTEN TO THE BRIDE-TO-BE
- A NOTE OF CONGRATULATION UPON AN ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCEMENT, WRITTEN TO THE GROOM-TO-BE
- A NOTE OF BEST WISHES TO A NEWLY MARRIED COUPLE
- A NOTE OF BEST WISHES TO BE ENCLOSED WITH A WEDDING GIFT
- A NOTE OF CONGRATULATION TO A LESBIAN OR GAY COUPLE UPON THEIR COMMITMENT CEREMONY
- A NOTE OF CONGRATULATION UPON THE BIRTH OF A BABY
- A NOTE OF CONGRATULATION UPON A MILESTONE ANNIVERSARY
- A NOTE OF CONGRATULATION UPON A FRIEND'S NEW JOB
- A NOTE OF CONGRATULATION UPON A FRIEND'S OR COWORKER'S RETIREMENT
- A NOTE OF CONGRATULATION UPON THE RECENT SUCCESS OF A FRIEND OR ACQUAINTANCE
- NOTES OF APOLOGY AND RESPONSES TO THEM
- AN APOLOGY NOTE AFTER DESTROYING A PIECE OF A HOST'S HEIRLOOM CHINA (OR ANY OTHER VALUED PROPERTY)
- AN APOLOGY NOTE FOR INAPPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR
- AN APOLOGY NOTE FOR HAVING MISSED A BUSINESS APPOINTMENT
- AN APOLOGY NOTE FOR HAVING MISSED A SOCIAL OCCASION
- AN APOLOGY NOTE TO A FRIEND WHO FEELS HE HAS BEEN INSULTED
- A RESPONSE TO AN APOLOGY
