Hi, I'd favour 'Dear President Smith'. Interim or not, a President is a President. I assume this is an American university. The British tradition is that a university has a chancellor. Best wishes, Clive

Americans use less in the way of salutations than most other people. My idea would be, Regards, John Smith or, Sincerely, John Smith

I agree with Wordy. Many, many years ago, a comma was needed in BrE. Nowadays, there is, indeed, a difference between British and American English. In AmE a comma is needed, but in BrE, a comma is no longer required. Other examples are is Mr,

When I visit my friend in Japan, I bow - that's the traditional greeting method in Japan. What works in Japan does not work in Saudi Arabia, which Obama's protocol officer would know if he weren't too damn lazy to do some basic

Hello EnglishForums! I have been assigned to write a summary and a discussion/commentary on an article. I have read this through 3-4 times now, and would very much like anyone with english or american language to correct it - this would help me a

3. The questions are designed to be relevant to speakers of English worldwide, not just in the United States. Designed badly, then, in my view. Most of the questions seem to relate to purely American linguistic oddities. I do hope the author will

You don't think they'll find this funny? JONATHAN LIVINGSTON OBAMA February 14, 2007 I've caught Obama fever! Obamamania, Obamarama, Obama, Obama, Obama. (I just pray to God this is clean, renewable electricity I'm feeling.) Only

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If the stress is on the "to you", I would consider this usage as American; if it is more of a weak "t'you" added at the end, it sounds more Irish. The whole greeting is merely conventional anyway. The broadcaster can't

Greetings from the Great American Desert: One of our Movies of the Week last weekend was MARNIE (1964) - famous as Alfred Hitchcock's second experiment with Tippi Hedren - and a movie that many Hitchcock fans consider to be a