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

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

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

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

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.