re: "Dear All," In Business Email? page 2
What is your opinion on using "Dear All," in business emails when addressing to a group of people? Is this too informal? Or has it been an accepted usage?
The situation is that I know all the recipients but I can't find a simple term that can represent all of them. The recipients include my colleagues and external parties. There are a number of alternatives but I think none of them fits in the situation.
Dear Sirs - sexist
Dear Ladies and Gentlemen - seems too formal and outdated
Dear Colleagues - not all of them are colleagues, some are external parties
Dear (name of committee, etc.) Members - not all of them are members
Do you have any other suggestions?
Comments (Page 2)
When using 'Dear all,' please use lower case for the 'all' and not 'All'.
The word all is not a name and doesn't warrant the use of a capital letter.
Is 'hello, my partners' or 'hello, my friends' an alternative?
And these are not normal: 'hello, my partners' or 'hello, my friends'.
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