And yet on this side of the Atlantic, we certainly put a comma after the greeting in an informal letter and a colon after the greeting in a business letter. Right... perhaps there are UK/US differences then. I don't recall ever seeing a

And yet on this side of the Atlantic, we certainly put a comma after the greeting in an informal letter and a colon after the greeting in a business letter. Dear Mary, It was so nice to hear from you. Dear Ms. Smith: Thank you for

Hi All, I'm writing a business offer in English, but I'm not a native English speaker, so I've faced a number of trubles. I would like the following things to be corrected if there are any mistakes: 1. Articles (in russian

Hi, 1.dash use: Would you say a comma is necessary here? Why anyone wouldn't put a comma here? Do you think a complex or compound sentence can be used after a situation like this involving a dash? Leave this on the board to act as an example

Hello: I work for an online proofreading and editing service. Please see my profile for more info. I won't revise your whole essay here, but I will show you the changes I would make in your first two paragraphs (which I have combined into

Hi, Seems a bit like nobody cares for these long questions. QUESTION 5: Examples are given below. "I was wondering if it was still there." "I was wondering if it were still there." *Since "wondering" implies doubt and

. Hello lapislazuli, and welcome to English Forums. 1. Do I use a dot after Mr in the salutation?-- No dot is becoming the accepted form, but both are OK. 2. Do I use a comma or a colon or nothing at all after the salutation? -- Most use a colon

I won't do the whole letter, but I will do an edit of the first paragraph (including the salutation). Here's my edit. To The Selection Committee: I recently graduated from the Universidad Autonoma de Yucatan with a ___degree in __ __. The

Hello Chris, That style of punctuation might seem slightly mannered in (for example) a business letter or an academic text; but in your context (presumably "tv/film plot summaries"), it seems quite appropriate. The more usual (but perhaps

In some literary contexts – e.g. the works of Thomas Malory, or the King James version of the Bible – an initial "and" is very common. In others – 19th century fiction, for instance – it's less so. Then too, in late 20th century journalism,