Mon cher ami.* . . . Bien à toi

4. Cher père, chère mère, sœur, frère, etc. ... Je t'embrasse de tout mon cœur. Ton fils (Ta fille, etc.) qui t'aime ^

1 Thèse are given as the written exercises may well take the form of a letter, and also in view of international correspondence.

1 The name of sender hère.

3 Not ' ma chère madame,' which would be hke saying ' my dear my lad y.'

* Same as in 2. It is in the tutoiement of the ending that the greater intiniacy finds expression.

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