> Hi Donald and Johnny, > > On Thu, 8 Nov 2012 09:15:09 +0000 > Donald Stewart <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On 8 November 2012 00:45, Johnny A. Solbu <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > On Tuesday 06 November 2012 23:39, Shlomi Fish wrote: > > > > Dear sirs or madams, > > > > > > To me, this sounds a little to generic, a little to unformal when > > > contacting a law firm. > > > I feel that if you're using «Dear XXX» there should be one or the > > > other. I.e. Either Sir og Madam, but then you need to know the > > > gender of the one responding. and that can be a little > > > tricky. ;-)= > > > > > > > No, this is wrong, you *cannot* use just one, it has to be both. > > You could have Dear Sir/Madam, but the correct usage is as > > originally stated. This is an official letter, and therefore should > > have the official address to the recipient. > > Right. > > > > Consider using a more generinc term, like «Greetings» or «Good > > > morgning» (depending on the time of day you send the email.) or a > > > similar term. > > > > > > > This is far too colloquial, and unsuitable for a letter to an > > official body. > > > > I also agree. > > Regards, > > Shlomi Fish >
If we're being formal and correct, it should be "Dear Sirs/Mesdames", I'm fairly sure. Cheers, -- Trish Fraser, VVMZ4 91L2V -35.67910, 142.66607 Thu Nov 8 21:28:08 EST 2012 GNU/Linux 1997-2012 #283226 counter.li.org cassiopeia up 12 hour(s), 23 min. Mageia release 2 (Official) for x86_64 kernel 3.3.8-desktop-2.mga2
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