useful sentence patterns and expressions for Letter to the editor

useful sentence patterns and expressions


Expressing your own opinion


1. I am writing to express my concerns about..
2. I am concerning..
3. I am writing to express my view on...


Responding to another reader
1. I refer to the letter from ... about...
2. I would like to reply to the letter from ... about
3. I am writing in response to... (someone's) letter dated..(date) in which the reader mentioned that...


Lodging complaints and expressing dissatisfaction


I am writing to complain about...


Expressing agreement


I totally agree with...(the reader's ) point about...


Expressing disagreement


I am afraid I can't agree with ...(the reader's ) point about...


Ending


I hope that..
I strongly believe that...
I hope this letter will....