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I write to advise you

phrase

C1CEFR level
50/100Rarity: uncommon
TechnicalRegister

A client-letter opener introducing formal advice on the matter in hand.

I write to advise you on the merits of the claim and on the likely costs of proceeding to trial.

Similar: I am writing to confirm

Topic: Legal register & letters in Legal English

Rarity runs from 0 (a word everyone knows) to 100 (almost never seen outside specialist or literary writing). Level is the word's real difficulty on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.

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