现在把他们所做的某些词句的“不简洁”的比较列在下面做参考：

下面是某些作者认为“应该用”和“不应该用”的：

    不应该用 应该用 
    Averting to your favor Referring to your letter 
    Re (your letter) or 
    The writer wishes to acknowledge Thank you for your letter

 

    We are in receipt of We have received 
    We beg to acknowledge We are writing to inform you 
    We have to acknowledge 
    We beg to inform you

 

    We beg to thank you We thank you 
    Your letter to hand We have received your letter 
    Yours to hand

    怎样才能使商业书信“简洁”？ 西方国家作者有很多建议，先介绍如下：

    （一） 避免使用陈旧的商业术语

    陈旧的与传统的商业术语（Commercial jargon）对信的内容没有什么作用，应该避免使用。

 

    例一：

 

    Wordy: We wish to acknowledge receipt of your letter of November 14 with the check for Stg.10 enclosed and wish to thank you for same.

 

    Concise: We appreciate your letter of November 14 and the check for Stg. 10 you sent with it.

 

    例二：