Anonymous  +  417629 Wed, 12 Sep 07 05:13 PM Please can anyone tell me if the sentence 'To Whom it May Concern' should have everything except the 'it' capitalised or should 'May' be lower case? Many thanks Linda Anonymous Whom

	Yoong Liat  +  417678 Wed, 12 Sep 07 07:55 PM  Anonymous wrote: Please can anyone tell me if the sentence 'To Whom it May Concern' should have everything except the 'it' capitalised or should 'May' be lower case? Linda To whom it may concern Yoong Liat Joined on Mon, Sep 4 2006 Veteran Member 6,758 Whom

	Goodman  +  417707 Wed, 12 Sep 07 08:37 PM  Anonymous wrote: Please can anyone tell me if the sentence 'To Whom it May Concern' should have everything except the 'it' capitalised or should 'May' be lower case? Many thanks Linda Hi,  This is certainly an intereting topic. Personally, I am not sure if I have been using it correctly but I was taught to capitalize all the words in that salutation. After some googling, I am no closer in finding the real answer as I saw both version used, one with just capitalizing the first word "To", and the completely capitalizing version which seem to me is the more prevalent. Some "experts" claimed the correct form should be just the first word that needs to be capitalized. The google results show otherwise. So until I am convinced, I will keep using the fully capitalized version. Goodman Joined on Mon, Nov 7 2005 Senior Member 3,816 The name says it all! Whom, Salutation

	Clive  +  417766 Wed, 12 Sep 07 11:42 PM Hi, I don't remember the last time in my life that I started a letter with 'To whom it may concern' (with or without the capitals). My guess is that you should probably not be using this phrase. What kind of letter are you writing? It's only appropriate in a small number of situations. Best wishes, Clive Clive Joined on Thu, Oct 28 2004 Canada Veteran Member 31,003 El tango argentino es un pensamiento triste que se puede bailar (The tango argentino is a sad thought which can be danced) Enrique Santos Discépolo Whom

	Yoong Liat  +  417820 Thu, 13 Sep 07 03:32 AM  Loojka wrote: I don't see why it should be capitalized, unless it is a title / name of a song, movie or anything like that. I don't see why it should be capitalized. unless it is a title / name of a song, movie or anything like that. (I agree with you. There's no reason for it to be capitalized.) To whom it may concern  (Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary) Yoong Liat Whom

	Kooyeen  +  418157 Thu, 13 Sep 07 08:18 PM  Clive wrote: My guess is that you should probably not be using this phrase. What kind of letter are you writing? It's only appropriate in a small number of situations. Uh, really? I was going to use it in a letter... I have to write an email to the Munich turist office... Should I say: "Dear German office workers..."? LOL So I was thinking of using "To whom it may concern". Thanks Kooyeen Joined on Thu, Dec 22 2005 Italy Veteran Member 5,157 Parental Advisory / Explicit Posts Whom

	Schetin  +  418163 Thu, 13 Sep 07 08:26 PM ... then it should be correct to say 'It concerns to me', right? I would say 'Whoever it may concern.' Capitalized or not. I may be wrong, but this 'concern to' does sound strange to me. Schetin Joined on Mon, Sep 4 2006 Moscow, Russia Full Member 243 Whom

	Clive  +  418221 Thu, 13 Sep 07 10:12 PM Hi, Uh, really? I was going to use it in a letter... I have to write an email to the Munich turist office... Should I say: "Dear German office workers..."? LOL So I was thinking of using "To whom it may concern". Email is much more informal than 'regular' mail. You don't usually need any salutation at all. Just use politeness. eg Just say simply I would be very grateful if you could send me some information about hotels and tourist attractions in Munich. Thank you Best wishes, Clive Clive Whom, Salutation