Collocations for correspondence - noun
1. letters exchanged
ADJ.
confidential, personal, private | business, commercial, diplomatic, official | regular | voluminous | lively
a lively correspondence in ‘The Times’ about ways of preparing tripe
a lively correspondence in ‘The Times’ about ways of preparing tripe
QUANT.
item
Numerous items of correspondence have been received on this subject.
Numerous items of correspondence have been received on this subject.
pile
He was leafing through piles of correspondence.
He was leafing through piles of correspondence.
VERB + CORRESPONDENCE
enter into, have
It would be foolish for a doctor to enter into correspondence with a patient. | I have had correspondence with the company director on this matter.
It would be foolish for a doctor to enter into correspondence with a patient. | I have had correspondence with the company director on this matter.
carry on, keep up
We kept up a correspondence for many months.
We kept up a correspondence for many months.
send
Please send correspondence to ‘Letters to the Editor, Model Railway Journal’.
Please send correspondence to ‘Letters to the Editor, Model Railway Journal’.
receive | read | answer, deal with, handle
The secretary deals with all the correspondence.
The secretary deals with all the correspondence.
catch up on
I would spend the time reading or catching up on my correspondence.
I would spend the time reading or catching up on my correspondence.
intercept
The department intercepted the correspondence of foreign diplomats.
The department intercepted the correspondence of foreign diplomats.
CORRESPONDENCE + NOUN
column
the correspondence columns of the ‘London Review of Books’
the correspondence columns of the ‘London Review of Books’
course
I did a correspondence course in economics.
I did a correspondence course in economics.
PREP.
by/through ~
All our business is conducted by correspondence.
All our business is conducted by correspondence.
in ~ with
I have been in correspondence with the manager of the store.
I have been in correspondence with the manager of the store.
~ about/on/concerning/regarding/relating to
files full of confidential correspondence relating to the company''s expansion plans
files full of confidential correspondence relating to the company''s expansion plans
~ between
I have seen the correspondence between the company and the local authority.
I have seen the correspondence between the company and the local authority.
~ from
The editor welcomes correspondence from readers on any subject.
The editor welcomes correspondence from readers on any subject.
~ with
copies of his correspondence with the Queen
copies of his correspondence with the Queen
2. connection
ADJ.
direct, exact, one-to-one
The child can see the one-to-one correspondence of the buttons and buttonholes.
The child can see the one-to-one correspondence of the buttons and buttonholes.
close
PREP.
~ between
a close correspondence between theory and practice
a close correspondence between theory and practice