yadayaba  +  827 Sun, 15 Jun 03 09:07 PM Hello, This may seem a silly qustion and i am not sure i am in the correct palce to ask, but if i am writeing to a women whom i do not know (A company execuitve for exsample) How would i adress the would it be Ms Miss Mrs Mizz, as i do not know if they are marryed. Thanks yadayaba Joined on Sun, Jun 15 2003 New Member 14 Whom, Sample, Top

	hitchhiker  +  833 Sun, 15 Jun 03 09:24 PM Hi yadayaba, thanks for your post and welcome to the forums. You question is quite a common problem. I‘d normally write: Dear Sir / Madam, or To Whom It May Concern, (little too impersonal) hitchhiker Joined on Mon, Nov 18 2002 Richmond, UK Senior Member 4,034 Usenet is like a herd of performing elephants with diarrhea - massive, difficult to redirect, awe-inspiring, entertaining, and a source of mind-boggling amounts of excrement... Whom

	hitchhiker  +  835 Sun, 15 Jun 03 09:30 PM (Hehe, we're scarily quick here.. we freak ourselves out constantly!) Hope that helped. hitchhiker

	chris  +  836 Sun, 15 Jun 03 09:34 PM No question is a silly question! Ok, usually when writing an important letter to a person you don't know (and you don't know whether the person is a man or a woman) you should start your letter with: Dear Sir/Madam, or Dear Sir or Madam, If you know the name of the person you are writing to, always use their surname. For example, you're writing to a 30 year old man called John Smith, you would write: Dear Mr Smith, If you are writing to a very young man, for example a John Smith who is 12 years old, you would address the letter: Dear Master Smith, Women are slightly more complicated: (In more ways than one! Maj - please don't be too angry!) Jane Smith is 30 and we don't know whether she is married or not: Dear Ms Smith, Jane Smith is 12 - Dear Miss Smith, Jane Smith is married - Dear Mrs Smith. The problem is that some women that are married do not like to be addressed to as Mrs and like to remain Ms. Therefore if you DO NOT know whether the person is married or not, just write Ms. Hope I've been of help, Chris chris Joined on Mon, Apr 7 2003 Malta Contributing Member 1,105

	chris  +  837 Sun, 15 Jun 03 09:36 PM Sorry - I didn't realise Hitchhiker posted - it took me about 15 minutes to do my reply - I'm a really slow typer! chris

	hitchhiker  +  838 Sun, 15 Jun 03 09:37 PM Chris, we can't have that, this is the "Burger King" of English forums. You must be punished now according to the guidelines EFL Flame grilled not fried hitchhiker

	yadayaba  +  865 Mon, 16 Jun 03 08:56 PM Ok thanks you've been a great help. The letter is written now and it is looking all the more professional for your help yadayaba

	hitchhiker  +  889 Mon, 16 Jun 03 11:44 PM Thanks for the feedback, we're glad to help! also: Yours Faithfully, Sincerely, Thanks cc, bcc (E-mail) Letters asking for sponsorship hitchhiker Yours Faithfully