The formal letter, field by field

Eight fields on the page, and one title you write twice. Then the three jobs a letter can be given, and the order a complaint follows.

By the end of this lesson

Lay out the eight fields of a French formal letter, and know which ones a forum post drops.
Match the formule d'appel to the person you write to, then repeat that exact title inside the closing formula.
Tell a protestation, a réclamation and a candidature apart by the order of their middle paragraphs.
Write a complaint in the order its reader expects: firm on the facts, courteous in every formula.

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