am writing to follow up vs am writing to check

Both phrases are correct and commonly used in English. They are often used in professional settings to initiate or continue communication. The choice between them depends on the specific context and the desired tone of the message.

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am writing to follow up

This phrase is correct and commonly used in professional communication to check on the status of a previous interaction or request.

This phrase is typically used in a professional context to inquire about the progress or status of a previous communication, request, or action.

Examples:

I am writing to follow up on my job application.
Just wanted to send a quick email to follow up on our meeting last week.
She is writing to follow up on the proposal we discussed.
We are writing to follow up on the shipment of the goods.
Please let me know if you need any further information. I am writing to follow up on our previous conversation.

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You know, I'm writing a follow-up book, broadening the "science versus spirituality" debate.
You know, I hear rumors that you're writing - an explosive follow-up to Suicide Boy.
I am writing to you a few minutes before I escape.
I am writing to the command of Tripoli.
I am writing to you on a silver platter, your freedom.
I suggest that those colleagues who wish to make a 'one-minute speech' submit what they wanted to say in writing, and I will try to follow up on their comments.
His executive editor called Reiden to follow up.
I am writing to inform you of my problems here in Cuba... ...and to ask for your help.
I am the agent of General Toda I am writing to you in that capacity.
"Dear Mr. Waters..."I am writing to thank you for your electronic correspondence.
On behalf of the Alumni Giving Fund, I am writing to you to ask...
Dear Joe, I am writing to you because I can't get hold of John.
I am writing to you on the subject today.
I am writing to you after all these years because I think of you so often.
I am writing to you because she said you listen and understand and didn't try to sleep with that person at that party even though you could have.
I am writing to tell you that your wife
So I am writing to you, not like your husband, but like a lover, too full of love and fear to speak out.
I am writing to you on the subject of the new financial instruments in the area of freedom, security and justice for the period 2007-2013.
I am writing to you with regard to the EC Directive 1999/74/EC, which will ban the sale of eggs from hens in conventional 'battery' cages from 1 January 2012.
I am writing to express the concerns of a constituent whose DNA sample has been kept on the Police Database in the UK since 24 May 2004 when he was arrested.

Alternatives:

I am writing to check on
I am following up on
I am checking on
I am writing to inquire about
I am writing to get an update on

am writing to check

This phrase is correct and commonly used in professional communication to inquire about something or verify information.

This phrase is typically used in a professional context to ask for information, confirm details, or ensure that something is proceeding as expected.

Examples:

I am writing to check if you received the documents.
Just a quick email to check on the progress of the project.
She is writing to check the availability of the venue.
We are writing to check the status of the order.
Please let me know if you need any further information. I am writing to check on the delivery schedule.

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Let the record show that I am writing a check to George Alcott - great guy, sharp as a tack - in the amount of $100.
Let the record show that I am writing a check to George Alcott - great guy, sharp as a tack - in the amount of $100.
Today, I am writing a check in the amount of $1 million to Maya's One Child, One Spirit charity.
While you're busy writing checks, he just went inside.
I'd like to start writing checks immediately.
Let's see if we can finish up some games before we start writing checks.
Last week, we found he had been writing checks to himself.
I thought I was done writing checks.
Who's writing checks for a dead guy?
In the past three months, he'd been writing checks to a private investigator named Barry Martin.
I suspect that supercar-looking body is writing checks that the rest of the car cannot cash.
Four years ago, the judge starts writing checks to local assemblymen, the governor as well.
Son, your ego's writing checks that your body can't cash.
Last week, we found he had been writing checks to himself.
We should make you a co-signee now... so you can start writing checks and making deposits.
Now, if I was running your campaign, those fat cats would be writing checks left and right.
If that's how you feel, maybe I should stop writing checks.
Your ego's writing checks your body can't cash.
I figured if you insist on writing checks, you might as well be safe about it.
Why would Hixton be writing checks to a character like that?

Alternatives:

I am writing to follow up on
I am checking on
I am writing to inquire about
I am writing to get an update on
I am following up on

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