personal correspondence

collocation in English

meaningsofpersonalandcorrespondence

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personal
adjective
uk
/ˈpɜː.sən.əl/us
/ˈpɝː.sən.əl/
relating or belonging to a single or particular person rather than to a group or ...
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correspondence
noun
uk
/ˌkɒr.ɪˈspɒn.dəns/us
/ˌkɔːr.əˈspɑːn.dəns/
letters, especially official or ...
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(Definition ofpersonalandcorrespondencefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofpersonal correspondence

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She also persuaded many of these informants to lend her their diaries,personalcorrespondenceand written reminiscences.
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Tonna'spersonalcorrespondencealso revealed a more playful appropriation of such an identity.
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I am told—that is an important caveat—that not just the scripts and research material were taken away but also notes andpersonalcorrespondence.
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They are required to respect the privacy ofpersonalcorrespondence.
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This refers only to a prisoner'spersonalcorrespondence.
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Therefore, we have not pushed the matter but have preferred to deal with it inpersonalcorrespondence.
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It relates to thepersonalcorrespondenceof prisoners and does not apply to letters prepared by a prisoner acting as organiser of a prisoners' discussion group.
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Personalcorrespondencebetween the two reveals a satisfying yet frustrating relationship.
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These arguments occurred through direct statements against different races in his journalistic work andpersonalcorrespondence, or perhaps allegorically in his work using non-human races.
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The collection consists of miscellaneous literary papers, with periodicals, press cuttings andpersonalcorrespondence.
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Much of the rest is likepersonalcorrespondence, written late at night when feelings are raw and references obscure.
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Nopersonalcorrespondenceor anecdotes survived him and it seemed that no one considered him important enough to have written a memorial.
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Most of the letters deal with everyday usage, business andpersonalcorrespondence, such as instructions, complaints, news, reminders etc.
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This plight was observed through not onlypersonalcorrespondenceand diaries, but through demonstrations known as bread riots.
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They also include biographical information, presentations, professional correspondence files,personalcorrespondence, personal photographs, movies, and videotapes.
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Occasionally word processors are used for recreational purposes, e.g. writing short stories orpersonalcorrespondence.
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It bestows certain rights on the people, including the right of ownership and right to confidentiality inpersonalcorrespondence(excluding cases of suspected criminal activity).
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He reveals to her that he surveyed her logs andpersonalcorrespondenceas part of their investigation.
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People do not generally use terms such as personal characteristics orpersonalcorrespondenceto describe the characteristics or correspondence of corporations.
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In researching the book, she consulted newspapers, pamphlets,personalcorrespondence, journals, books, dissertations, papers, photographs and transcripts from the period.
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