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Re: What do you think of my letter?

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As to the first bit of your letter generally I would have the Dear Josh on a different line to the next sentence in order to make the letter more readable and appealing to the eye rather than appearing to be one large block of text.

For your next question it would correctly be wishing you unless you were to write I wish you.

I personally would not say that about wanting to celebrity to reply a bit extra for you. If you wanted more of a response perhaps you could write a questionnaire for him to answer? Of course he may not fill out the questionnaire but you could give it ago. Therefore in the body of your letter instead of writing about wanting a reply you could ask if he would fill out the questionnaire for you.

Ok so on to your letter

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The first paragraph - I think this is still a little bit too long. Although it is getting to be a lot better. One thing that does strike me as a little strange is your comment at the end of it being 'all shane' this comes across as quite odd and perhaps could be removed. In the sentence were you say 'as long as a new film comes out' the word can which you have used should actually be can't or cannot. As I presume you mean that you cannot wait to see new films when they come out whereas what you are currently saying is that you are able to wait which seems a little strange.
On the subject of your interests I still think you need to compress it a little because it still seems a bit to much.

If I were to write it myself it would be something like

My name is Shane and I am from Taiwan. I am a 19 year old sophmore at Chung Yuan Christian University where I major in Finance. I enjoy learning English as well but I still chose to study Finance. I have many different interests including surfing the internet and listening to music. I also spend a lot of my free time exercising. I especially enjoy soccer which I have read you are a fan of. However, I find it very difficult to find a football field but I enjoy watching the game. I am also a film freak and when new films come out I cannot wait to see them as long as it is the type of film I enjoy such as Transformers. My favourite film types are action and science fiction.

The second paragraph itself is very good although there are a few things that I would change. I still don't quite understand why you need to mention that he is super tall. Of course I am not really familiar with the actor but he is probably of average male height. I don't think I would use the term super tall unless he was well over sort of 6'7. To me it seems a little strange to mention height at all. There are a few grammatical errors such as in the sentence "I have to say it’s my pleasure to write a letter to you because you are a Captain Lennox!" you do not really need the a before captain lennox. Also the sentence "I think no other actors can do any better than you did and Transformers would not be complete without you – Captain Lennox!" reads a little strangely to me. I personally would write this in the following way - I do not think another actor could play Captain Lennox better than you did and that without you Transformers would not be complete".

In the third paragraph I don't think you really need the haha at the end of it.

Your letter is getting to be really good though :) Please remember though that everything I have written is my opinion though and obviously others may not feel that a letter should be written in that way. In addition to this because you are not writing in your mother tongue I'm sure the reader would take this in to account when reading and that they would not expect you to be writing perfect english. Quite honestly I would hope they did not expect perfect english of anyone because I know I fall very short of the mark.
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Re: What do you think of my letter?

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thank you KatrinaLouise

Check out this!!

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Dear Josh,

My name is Shane and I am from Taiwan. I am a 19 year old sophomore at Chung Yuan Christian University where I major in Finance. I enjoy learning English as well but I still chose to study Finance. I have many different interests including surfing the internet and listening to music. I also spend a lot of my free time exercising. I especially enjoy soccer which I have read you are a fan of. However, I find it very difficult to find a football field but I enjoy watching the game. I am also a film freak and when new films come out I cannot wait to see them as long as it is the type of film I enjoy such as Transformers. My favorite film types are action and science fiction.

I am your biggest fan of you and your films especially Transformers. It’s very popular here in Taiwan and is probably the coolest film I’ve ever seen. I have to say it’s my pleasure to write a letter to you because you are Captain Lennox! What a hero! You really fit the character, Captain Lennox, very well. I do not think another actor could play Captain Lennox better than you did and that without you Transformers would not be complete. I really can’t wait to see your next film, When In Rome. Is that right? It looks like a romantic love film which is great as well and can show the totally different part of you from the Transformers you were in.

I’m sorry if my handwriting is hard for you to read or my English is not easy for you to understand. That’s because English is not my language. I’ve learned it for just few years. I’ve tried my best. I can write Chinese if you want lol.

I was wondering, if it’s not too much trouble, Could I have your autograph? If so, thank you! I have never written a letter to a celebrity before but I chose to write to you because I admired your performance in the Transformers film so I would be very grateful if you could send me an autograph. Besides, would you please fill out my questionnaire below(not below...another paper...I don't know how to say...)? It’s not gonna take you very long! Just some simple questions! Thanks for spending your time reading my letter and filling out my questionnaire and thanks for your autograph! I appreciate it!!



Wishing you big success,

Shane


Here is my questionnaire


How tall are you? ________________________________________________

What do you usually do when you are free? ____________________________

What’s your favorite film? _________________________________________

What are your favorite actor and actress? ______________________________

What’s your favorite kind of music? _____________________________________

Is your next film called ‘When In Rome’? ________________________________

What kind of character do you love playing the most? ______________________

What’s your favorite singer or group? __________________________________

What’s your favorite kind of sport? _____________________________________

Do you know about Taiwan? _________________________________________




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I corrected it again. Looks better?

BTW you are from the UK, right?
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Re: What do you think of my letter?

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lim10337 wrote:thank you KatrinaLouise

Check out this!!

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Dear Josh,

My name is Shane and I am from Taiwan. I am a 19 year old sophomore at Chung Yuan Christian University where I major in Finance. I enjoy learning English as well but I still chose to study Finance. I have many different interests including surfing the internet and listening to music. I also spend a lot of my free time exercising. I especially enjoy soccer which I have read you are a fan of. However, I find it very difficult to find a football field but I enjoy watching the game. I am also a film freak and when new films come out I cannot wait to see them as long as it is the type of film I enjoy such as Transformers. My favorite film types are action and science fiction.

I am your biggest fan of you and your films especially Transformers. It’s very popular here in Taiwan and is probably the coolest film I’ve ever seen. I have to say it’s my pleasure to write a letter to you because you are Captain Lennox! What a hero! You really fit the character, Captain Lennox, very well. I do not think another actor could play Captain Lennox better than you did and that without you Transformers would not be complete. I really can’t wait to see your next film, When In Rome. Is that right? It looks like a romantic love film which is great as well and can show the totally different part of you from the Transformers you were in.

I’m sorry if my handwriting is hard for you to read or my English is not easy for you to understand. That’s because English is not my language. I’ve learned it for just few years. I’ve tried my best. I can write Chinese if you want lol.

I was wondering, if it’s not too much trouble, Could I have your autograph? If so, thank you! I have never written a letter to a celebrity before but I chose to write to you because I admired your performance in the Transformers film so I would be very grateful if you could send me an autograph. Besides, would you please fill out my questionnaire below(not below...another paper...I don't know how to say...)? It’s not gonna take you very long! Just some simple questions! Thanks for spending your time reading my letter and filling out my questionnaire and thanks for your autograph! I appreciate it!!



Wishing you big success,

Shane


Here is my questionnaire


How tall are you? ________________________________________________

What do you usually do when you are free? ____________________________

What’s your favorite film? _________________________________________

What are your favorite actor and actress? ______________________________

What’s your favorite kind of music? _____________________________________

Is your next film called ‘When In Rome’? ________________________________

What kind of character do you love playing the most? ______________________

What’s your favorite singer or group? __________________________________

What’s your favorite kind of sport? _____________________________________

Do you know about Taiwan? _________________________________________




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I corrected it again. Looks better?

BTW you are from the UK, right?
Are You Gonna Do That Long Letter PLUS a Questionaire? :)
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Re: What do you think of my letter?

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hmm....what do you mean? you mean it's too long?
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Personally Lim10337 I do not think your letter is too long although many others will probably disagree. They would probably also say that my own letters are too long but that's another matter altogether.

I believe that your letter is perfectly fine and that if you are happy with it and you feel it says what you want it to say then you should send it. Ultimately it is your decision what you write and nobody should really be able to tell you to say and what not to say because they are only putting words and opinions in your mouth.

Your questionnaire looks fine too.

As for how to address where the questionnaire is following on from your sentence "Besides, would you please fill out my questionnaire" perhaps you could put something like which I have also enclosed on another sheet of paper.

Good luck with your request
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Re: What do you think of my letter?

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lim10337 wrote:hmm....what do you mean? you mean it's too long?
i mean in my letters.....i hit each point:

1. about me
2. y i love them and y they inspire me
3. my dreams in life and my outro
4. request a signed photo

maybe a q and a. but 4 me thats it.

but like i said its yor stuff....its nice writing material though. lol :) good luck.
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Thank you.

But I'm still not sure how to say 'Beside, would you please fill out my questionnaire on another paper?'

Is that right? 'on another paper'....
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lim10337 wrote:Thank you.

But I'm still not sure how to say 'Beside, would you please fill out my questionnaire on another paper?'

Is that right? 'on another paper'....
Personally I would put on another sheet of paper or another peice of paper but the choice to wording is up to you.

As for wording maybe something like - If it is not too much trouble could you please fill out the questionnaire for me which I have enclose on another sheet/peice of paper?
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Re: What do you think of my letter?

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I don't know how to thank you 'KatrinaLouise'! You really help me a lot.... {thumb2}

Here is Josh's address that I found here

The Gersh Agency NY
41 Madison Avenue
33rd Floor
New York, NY 10010
USA


Where should I start this address? From 'The Gersh Agency NY...' or from '41 Madison Avenue...' to USA.


Shane
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lim10337 wrote:I don't know how to thank you 'KatrinaLouise'! You really help me a lot.... {thumb2}

Here is Josh's address that I found here

The Gersh Agency NY
41 Madison Avenue
33rd Floor
New York, NY 10010
USA


Where should I start this address? From 'The Gersh Agency NY...' or from '41 Madison Avenue...' to USA.


Shane

You should start the address from the Gersh Agency NY and then follow that through to the end. Also, remember to put the actors name above The Gersh Agency NY


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