By Salutation

I am still not sure what salutation to use in a business email if I don't know the name of the individual. I also think it might be different in the UK and in the US. I think in the UK it should be: Dear Sir or Madam: xxxxx I don't think this would be appropriate for a business emails going...

I suppose it might be different in BE, as so often is the case. I learned to use a colon after the salutation in business letters a long time ago. I've just looked it up in "A Writer's Reference" (3rd edition, Copyright 1995), which is not nearly as "ancient" as I am, and it says a colon should...

Really? Honestly, I've worked in English offices for nearly 20 years and I can't recall seeing a colon used after a salutation. It may be one of those 'correct in theory' things that no one actually does in practice?

It is still correct to use a colon after the salutation in a business letter.

I thought I read somewhere on the web in a site much like this one that if you DO address a married woman with "Mrs." the proper way is to present it using her husband's name after the "Mrs." and not hers. If you DO use her name the proper way is to preface it with the "Ms." salutation. So, if...

Hello, As an ESL speaker, I have looked for and found much content about letter and e-mail writing (my main concern was how to start and end a letter). However, I have not found any answer to this question: If a quite formal e-mail turns into correspondance, should I keep using the...

Clerical and Religious Orders http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0771340.html • Archbishop, Eastern Orthodox. Address: The Most Reverend , Archbishop of _________. Salutation: Your Eminence. • Archbishop, Roman Catholic. Address: The Most Reverend _________ _________, Archbishop of _________....

Hi darlin’ Are you a sophist? I love these tricky questions. It’s polite to address a wife according to her husband’s surname. Either she is married to her husband or she is allied to him in some kind of association. A married woman assumes her husband’s initials & surname. A colleague receives...

Hi darlin’ CC is used a lot. I’ve seen too many of them and I’ve been workin’ a very short time. The carbon copy notification tells everyone that they’re reading another person’s private mail. If you change the salutation, you’ll only confuse matters. So, if the letter is addressed to Mr. Jones,...

OK darlin’ that’s not too difficult. I’m not very old but I’ve been lucky to read some helpful books and to have attended a couple of great job getting’ workshops. This is what I’ve been told regarding references and letters of recommendation. First, think about the next step in your career....