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August 03, 2022

Phrases of appointments

Does your life seem like an endless series of appointments and meetings? This is the case for most professionals! This is why learning how to make appointments in Business English is crucial to keeping your calendar and workflow in check.

Here are 17 phrases that may help you:

With reference to my letter of ...
We refer to our letter of ...
I am due to/ I am to ...
I hope to/ I intend to ...
It may have come to your attention that ...
We are pleased to inform you that ...
Should this not be convenient for you ...
I would be pleased to ...
I would be glad/ grateful for ...
Would you kindly reply ... ?
Please confirm whether/if ...
Please inform me ...
We look forward to hearing from you soon.
With reference to your letter of 12th May 20...
This is to confirm the appointment we made on ...
I regret to inform you that your delivery will be delayed.
I am afraid I will not be able to keep the appointment I made for Friday 17th June.

The date has three possibilities:

As mentioned in my letter of 22nd October.
As mentioned in my letter of October 22.
As mentioned in my letter dated October 22nd

See: 25 Phrases to provide information in business English

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