cwtch  +  755177 Sat, 30 May 09 02:05 AM   It's best in a cover letter, if you do not know the title, to ring the company and very politely ask the secretary who it is you should be addressing the letter to.. Remember to get the absolute correct spelling as well.   This is good advice, even if there is no secretary.  If you ring my company, you will likely get me.  However, I would see someone asking how to spell my name as a good thing.  I would see them as someone who cares about being accurate. cwtch Joined on Mon, May 18 2009 Full Member 279 I may not agree with what you say but I will defend to the death your right to say it. Live free or die. Cover Letter, Spelling, Writing, Business, Letters, Careers

	Grammar Geek  +  845773 Mon, 03 Aug 09 06:21 PM Anonymous “Simply reply To Whom it May Concern: ”   No, no, and no!   You know who sent the correspondence. You know her name. The only thing you don't know is whether to use "Miss" or "Mrs." or "Ms." As this thread should have made abudantely clear, if you don't know, use "Ms."   You use "To whom is may concern" only when any number of yet unkonwn people may read it - a letter of recommendation, perhaps. You would never use it when you know the recipient but simply not her marital status.   It's time to lock this thread before any additional well-meaning but totally erroneous advice is given.   Grammar Geek Joined on Tue, Jan 10 2006 Veteran Member 19,652 Barbara, who answers in American English. My housekeeping skills attest to the truth of the second law of thermodynamics: Left to themselves, things get more and more random! Whom, Recommendation Letter, Writing, Business, Letters, References, Career, Numbers