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If you are writing a formal letter don't put the person's name in the salutation; instead put it in the header. Use dear sir or dear madam . If you don't know the name or the sex of the person you wish to contact take the trouble to find out. If you are writing to a department use...

Hi again. Dear Messrs. would probably do... Sorry, definitely not. That is rarely used, and really only with multiple surnames. If I want to write a very stiff and extremely formal letter to a law firm that I don't like, I might address them as Dear Messieurs Smith, Jones and...

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 with the more formal 'Dear Peter,'

Hi, Are we entitled to use , for instance: " Dear Engineer Jack Runson;" as our salutation in a formal letter referring the sales director of a company? I'd like to add a comment about spoken English. When we go to work, we don't say 'Good morning, Engineer Runson' , either. Titles are...

hi every body. Are we entitled to use , for instance: " Dear Engineer Jack Runson;" as our salutation in a formal letter referring the sales director of a company? Thanks for your help.