How do you use "CPA" in the body of a letter?
Sunday, February 21st, 2010 at
8:11 pm
I am writing a formal letter introducing several people with various professional designations. The content is something like this:
This event is being hosted by John Smith, CBI, CPA and will feature his expert advice as well as that of Bob Jones, Esq., Jack Brown, CFP and Mike Johnson, CPA.
Are there any errors in that sentence? Misplaced commas or anything like that? Thank you for your time and kind advice.
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That looks fine — presumably your intended recipients will be familiar with the acronyms.
The "Esq." looks a bit odd in this particular context, to be honest. It would be fine if you were addressing the letter to him, but in this situation personally I’d leave it out, or put "Mr Bob Jones" instead.
Try this: This event is being hosted by, and will feature the expert advice of CBI/CPA John Smith, (title) Bob Jones Esq., CPF Jack Brown and CPA Mike Johnson.
On a side note: I have no idea what any of those acronyms are so you may want to actually spell them out the first time you use them. That is standard practice. It helps your audience relate.