Hi, Ther is no absolute rule about this. I always use a comma. Clive I seem to remember from typing class about 100 years ago that we use the comma in personal letters, the colon in business or more formal letters. Things have

Hi, Actually, when you are writing a formal letter never use a comma after addressing who the letter is to. The proper puncuation is a colon (:), not a comma. I see nothing at all wrong with a comma. Example "Dear whom it may

Actually, when you are writing a formal letter never use a comma after addressing who the letter is to. The proper puncuation is a colon (:), not a comma. Example "Dear whom it may concern:"

No. First of all, "to the attention of" is something to be put in the address, usually abbreviated. Start your letter with "Dear Ms. Picket," and note the comma. Also start the first sentence with a capital.

Written Formula for Ending a Letter (British English) Informal, personal (to close friends and family): With love Best wishes Semi-formal / informal (emails, notes , business memos ): Kind regards Best regards Regards Formal letters: Yours

Let me unbamboozle you then. An exclamation mark after "Thank you" is OK if you want a bright and breezy style. It would not be appropriate in a very formal letter. "The Management" is also OK. If that's the end of

Hello, I write a formal letter, and i need to give it to my teacher tomorrow.i would someone can check me this spelling and structure. Dear Mr. Roy , I am doing an English project on "heroin". ( full stop, not comma ) I want to

Hello .. I will give you some help in writing your letter .. I'm going to tell you how to write a very formal letter.. You should write your address right aligned in the top of the page.. after you finish writing your address skip one

That would be a very informal letter so I'm not sure you need to worry too much about 'rules' anyway (are you sure the US would finish a salutation with a full stop?). Hi Peter, is the form I would think is most common in the UK to match

Marius Hancu wrote: As far as I know, comma in the UK, colon in North America. http://www.bbc.co.uk/ww2peopleswar/stories/31/a2774531.shtml A couple of decades ago, I remember learning colon being used in formal letters as “Dear ***:”.