Long gone are the days when we had to write business letters and other communications in ridiculously formal language.
"Pursuant to your last correspondence, related to the aforementioned Wingate project..."
Unless you're using legal language for legal reasons, such communication sounds contrived, and frankly, unintelligent. It sounds as if you're trying to compensate for an inability to communicate on a normal level.
Be respectful, but be yourself. Instead of the above, put the information in "normal" language.
"I'm writing to you in response to your last email about the Wingate project..."
By writing this way, you more quickly gain the trust of the recipient, who feels you're not trying to pull a fast one through fancy language. You communicate more clearly, and you don't have to spend so much time writing the letter to make it sound "official". Just be yourself. Be formal if you need to be, but use your own voice.
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