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How to write an address in business letters

The sequence of writing an address in Great Britain:

• Title and name of the addressee

• Position in the company

• Name of the company

• Number of the building

• Name of the street

• Name of the city, town or locality

• Postal district abbreviation

• Postal service head- office abbreviation and number

• Name of the country

Ms J. Simpson

Chief Manager

Chapman & Hall Plc.

11 New Fetter Lane

London EC4PEE

England

The sequence of writing an address in the USA:

• Title and name of the addressee

• Position in the company

• Name of the company

• Number of the building

• Name of the street

• Name of the city, town or locality

• Name of the state

• Postal index

• Name of the country

Ms A. Arafel

Production Manager

McCraw- Hill Book Inc.

1221 Avenue of the Americas

New York, NY 10020

USA

The sequence of writing an address in Russia:

• Title and name of the addressee

• Position in the company

• Name of the company

• Number or name of the building

• Name of the street

• Name of the city, town or locality

• Name of the region (if necessary)

• Postal index

• Name of the country

Notes

1. The title and name of the addressee go together, e.g. John Brown, Mr B. Richards, Mrs C. Stanley, Ms S. Johns, Mr & Mrs Dugan, Dr Simon Green, Prof E. White, Messrs Hamilton and Jacobs.

2. The names of company types are usually abbreviated, as Plc- Public Limited company, Ltd- Private Limited Company,

Inc- Corporation.

3. If the letter is addressed to London, the name of the city 'London' should be followed by a shortened name of the corresponding postal district: e.g. EC- East Central, NW- North West, WC- West Central etc.

4. If the letter is addressed to the USA, the name of a city or town should be followed by the name of the state. Postal Service Abbreviations of the American state:

AK (Alaska)

GA (Georgia)

MD (Maryland)

NH (New Hampshire)

SC (South Dakota)

AL (Alabama)

HI (Hawaii)

ME (Maine)

NJ (New Jersey)

SD (South Dakota)

AR (Arkansas)

ID (Idaho)

MI (Michigan)

NM (New Mexico)

TN (Tennessee)

AZ (Arizona)

IL (Illinois)

MN (Minnesota)

NV (Nevada)

TX (Texas)

CA

(California)

IN (Indiana)

MO (Missouri)

NY (New York)

UT (Utah)

CO (Colorado)

IA (IOWA)

MS (Mississippi)

OH (Ohio)

VA (Virginia)

CT (Connecticut)

KS (Kansas)

MT (Montana)

OK (Oklahoma)

VT (Vermont)

DC (District of Columbia)

KY (Kentucky)

NB (Nebraska)

OR (Oregon)

WA (Washington)

DE (Delaware)

LA (Louisiana)

NC (North Carolina)

PA (Pennsylvania)

WI (Wisconsin)

FL (Florida)

MA (Massachusetts)

ND (North Dakota)

RI (Rhode Island)

WV (West Virginia)

WY (Wyoming)

Glossary

1. Addressee- the person, to whom a letter is addressed,

2. Locality - the area that surrounds the place you are in,

3. Postal - connected with the official system for sending and delivering letters,

4. Position- a job,

5. Head- office - the main office of the company,

6. District- an area of a country, town or state that has official borders.