A draft letter vs A drafted letter

Both phrases are correct, but they have different meanings and usage. 'A draft letter' refers to a letter that is in the process of being written or prepared, while 'a drafted letter' refers to a letter that has already been written or prepared. The choice between the two depends on whether you are referring to a letter that is still in progress or one that is completed.

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A draft letter

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase refers to a letter that is in the process of being written or prepared. It indicates that the letter is not yet finalized.

Examples:

I am working on a draft letter to send to the client.
Please review the draft letter and provide your feedback.

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That's a draft letter from Kevin to the Arizona regulator.
· Consideration and decision on a draft letter
Got a copy of the adoption laws for your friend and a draft letter to the Judge in Equity.
The suggestion to try to appease the cardinal came in a note accompanying a draft letter written by D Blatherwick of the Political Affairs Division on behalf of then Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.
Can you explain how on that memory stick there was also a draft letter from you concerning your council tax payments, deleted but retrievable?
They dealt with three points: the future statutes of the house, a draft letter to the bishops whose approbation had not yet been solicited, and the election of a provisional rector.
· Adoption of a draft letter
Therefore, I send you a draft letter of support for, please, us forgive anyone as soon as possible, signed and stamped paper of your Association.

Alternatives:

a preliminary letter
an initial letter
a rough draft letter
an unfinished letter
a work-in-progress letter

A drafted letter

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase refers to a letter that has already been written or prepared. It indicates that the letter is completed and ready for use or review.

Examples:

I have already sent the drafted letter to the recipient.
The drafted letter has been approved by the legal team.

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Then I drafted a letter but couldn't express my thoughts exactly.
We've drafted a letter to Congress.
Instead, each committee drafted a letter evaluating the outcome of its hearing.
Mrs. Logan, I drafted a letter to the families of the victims at the Sunrise Hills Mall.
I drafted a letter to One Police Plaza saying that we think Captain Stentley is not a good fit for our precinct.
In July 1938, upon Letchworth's request, Link drafted a letter detailing her passion for Saarinen's work and the future of Kleinhans music hall.
I've also drafted you a letter ofresignation.
Sturzo, in a letter drafted by Cardinal Pietro Gasparri, banished himself and left for what was to be more than twenty years of exile.
When Congress received news of the events, it drafted a second letter to the inhabitants of Quebec, which was sent north in June with James Price, another sympathetic Montreal merchant.
Mr Barón Crespo, I can tell you that following the letter written to me by Mr Wurtz, I have already drafted a letter to the Tunisian authorities, stating what you and Mr Wurtz wanted.
At the end of the meeting the participants drafted a letter in which they underlined the missionary spirit fostered by CAM 2 central America, and the role assumed by the Bishops to guide this missionary spirit to manifest itself in concrete and permanent initiatives.
Executive Assistant to Vice President Lyndon Johnson, Liz Carpenter, drafted a letter to NASA administrator James E. Webb questioning these requirements, but Johnson did not send the letter, instead writing across it, "Let's stop this now!"
The petitioners have not revealed who drafted the letter for fear that the person would be jailed.
Now, I don't know whose idea it was first, but we were all having coffee after class last term, and several of us drafted that letter.
Among the documents were the unsent letters Bohr drafted to Heisenberg in 1957 about Jungk's book and other topics.
Our letter was drafted by my colleague Mr Coelho and signed by several of us.
I believe John Gaultner drafted the initial inquiry letter.
I will see that the letters are drafted in haste, so I may release them.
This letter was drafted, I believe, directly after the meeting of the Conference of Presidents.
At the time, I reviewed the letter Sheila drafted and signed it.

Alternatives:

a completed letter
a finished letter
a finalized letter
a prepared letter
a ready letter

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