| LETTER CLICHÉ | PLAIN-LANGUAGE EQUIVALENT |
| attached please find | attached is |
| enclosed please find | enclosed is |
| pursuant to our agreement | as we agreed |
| referring to your (“Referring to your letter of March 19, the shipment of pianos …”) | “As you wrote in your letter of March 19, the …” (or subordinate the reference at the end of your sentence) |
| wish to advise (“We wish to advise that …”) | (The phrase doesn’t say anything. Just say what you want to say.) |
| the writer (“The writer believes that …”) | “I believe …” |