▁form ▁letter ▁is ▁a ▁letter ▁written ▁from ▁a ▁template , ▁rather ▁than ▁being ▁spe cially ▁composed ▁for ▁a ▁specific ▁recip ient . ▁The ▁most ▁general ▁kind ▁of ▁form ▁letter ▁consists ▁of ▁one ▁or ▁more ▁regions ▁of ▁bo iler plate ▁text ▁inter sp ers ed ▁with ▁one ▁or ▁more ▁substitution ▁place hold ers . ▁ ▁Although ▁form ▁letters ▁are ▁generally ▁intended ▁for ▁a ▁wide ▁audience , ▁many ▁form ▁letters ▁include ▁sty list ic ▁elements ▁or ▁features ▁intended ▁to ▁appear ▁specifically ▁tail ored ▁to ▁the ▁recip ient . ▁For ▁example , ▁they ▁might ▁be ▁signed ▁by ▁aut open ▁and ▁use ▁features ▁such ▁as ▁mail ▁merge , ▁which ▁automatically ▁inser ts ▁the ▁names ▁of ▁the ▁individual ▁recip ients . ▁ ▁Us es ▁Form ▁letters ▁are ▁often ▁used ▁as ▁rep lies ▁from ▁people ▁who ▁get ▁large ▁amounts ▁of ▁correspond ence , ▁such ▁as ▁cele brit ies ▁or ▁polit icians . ▁This ▁can ▁lead ▁to ▁controvers y ▁if ▁a ▁form ▁letter ▁is ▁used ▁where ▁a ▁more ▁personal ised ▁message ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁appropriate , ▁such ▁as ▁when ▁offering ▁cond ol ences . ▁ ▁Other ▁form ▁letters ▁are ▁used ▁to ▁notify ▁candidates ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁an ▁application ▁process , ▁such ▁as ▁accept ance ▁or ▁re jection ▁letters ▁from ▁publishing ▁companies , ▁gover ning ▁bodies , ▁colleg es , ▁univers ities ▁or ▁pros pective ▁employ ers . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁E - mail ▁sp am ▁ ▁Category : Let ters ▁( message ) <0x0A> </s> ▁Li qu id ▁Sky ▁is ▁a ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁American ▁independent ▁science