In
a LETTER, the emphasis is made (причастие II, часть сказуемого) on a high
quality appearance. Letters have to be typed (причастие II, часть сказуемого) or word-processed
(причастие
II, часть сказуемого) accurately
on the company's headed (причастие II, определение) paper with a smart, clear
layout. International mail tends to be slow and in some countries the post is
unreliable. Important documents or valuable items can be sent (причастие II, часть сказуемого) by registered
(причастие
II, определение) mail
- or they can be sent (причастие II, часть сказуемого) by courier. A FAX is a facsimile copy оf a
document which is transmitted (причастие II, часть сказуемого) by normal telephone lines to another fax
machine. Some faxes are exactly like letters, some are printed (причастие II, часть сказуемого) on special
fax forms rather like memos, others are simply handwritten (причастие II, определение) messages.
The sender of a fax can't be certain if the message has been received (причастие II, часть сказуемого) perfectly
sometimes lines get missed or are illegible. A fax is not usually a
legally binding (причастие I, определение) document.
In a TELEX readers often overlook some errors of spelling and grammar.
Abbreviations such as TKS (Thanks) and RGDS (Regards) are common in telexes.
The sender knows when each telex has been transmitted and received.
(причастие
II, часть сказуемого) A telex can
be used (причастие
II, часть сказуемого) as a
legally binding (причастие I, определение) document.
Internal mail within a company or between branches of the same firm is usually
in the form of MEMOS: these may be brief handwritten (причастие II, определение) notes or
longer, word-processed (причастие II, определение) letters. Most firms use special
memo pads for internal messages. A memo to a senior English-speaking (причастие I, определение) member
of staff may need as much care as a letter to a client. The style that is used
(причастие
II, часть сказуемого) depends on
the practice within the company and on the relationship between the people involved.
(причастие
II, определение)