The old system, before texting brought laziness on, was, and for lots of people, is (still):
Line date
Blank Line
Line Name of writer
Line address of Writer
Line city and state of writer
Blank line
Line Salutation
Blank Line
Line Paragraph 1, usually the salutation
Blank Line
Line Paragraph 2, the main point, which I usually hold until the last. I do this because the reader might scan the letter but the last paragraph will usually be read in its entirety.
Blank Line X 5
Line sign of (sincerely, etc., etc.)
Blank Line
Signature
Line X 3
Attachments
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Never say "attached please find . . . ". That's not a correct phrase. Use "enclosed are . . ." pictures, pencil, card, whatever
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Riot, roti. trio, writ, rot, row, tow, two, wit, or, ox, it, to.
alot, riot, heat, meet, meat, beet, beat, seat, slit, writ, edit, feet, cleat.
The letters can be used to spell the 4 letter words ants, arts, earn, ears, east, ergo, gain, gate, gear, gets, goat, gone, grew, grin, grow, hair, hang, hate, hats, hear, heat, hero, hint, hogs, horn, into, iron, near, neat, nest, news and note. They also spell the 4 letter words oath, onto, owns, rage, rain, rate, rest, riot, rise, rose, sang, seat, sent, shoe, show, sing, snow, star, tear, than, thaw, then, thin, tire, torn, wait, warn, wear, when, wish and writ.
The letter before the letter J is I; the letter after the letter J is K.