| A | B |
| inside address | the person receiving letter |
| return address | author of the letter |
| salutation | dear sir |
| open punctuation | no puncuation after salutation or closing |
| closing | Sincerely |
| mixed punctuation | a colon after saluatation and comma after sincerely |
| QS | quadruple space |
| DS | double space |
| signature line | person signs in cursive |
| typist initials | someone else types the letter |
| enclosure | when there is something extra put in the envelope |
| envelope | used to mail letters |
| body | paragraphs about the letter |
| typed signature | the person who wrote the letters typed name |