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Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 316: Business Emails and Abbreviations.

This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 316. I’m your host, Dr. Jeff McQuillan, coming to you from the Center for Educational Development in the beautiful city of Los Angeles, California.

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This episode is called, “Business Emails and Abbreviations.” Let’s get started.

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Dear Sam,

I am writing to follow up on our phone conversation re: the upcoming meeting. We’ve made good headway in our planning, having settled many of the arrangements, e.g., the date,