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BusinessLetterSalutation

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BusinessLetter(/en/business-english/communication/business-letter)Business
Letter-Salutation

SalutationinaBusinessLetter

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RecipientsAddress
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Ifyouknowtheperson'sname:

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DearMs/Miss/Mrs/Mr/Dr+surname

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letter/recipient)

DearMrMiller

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Salutation

Youcanalsowritetheperson'sfullname.Inthiscase,leaveoutthetitle
(Mr/Mrs).Thiswayofwritingthesalutationisveryhandyifyoudon't
knowthegenderoftheperson.

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DearChrisMiller

Thereareseveralpossibilitiestoaddresspeoplethatyoudon'tknowby
name:

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salutation

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whentouse

DearSir/DearSirs

maleaddressee(esp.inBritishEnglish)

Gentlemen

maleaddressee(esp.inAmericanEnglish)

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DearMadam

femaleaddressee(esp.inBritishEnglish)

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Ladies

femaleaddressee(esp.inAmericanEnglish)

Business

DearSirorMadam

genderunknown(esp.inBritishEnglish)

Communication

LadiesandGentlemen

genderunknown(esp.inAmericanEnglish)

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Newsticker

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Towhomitmayconcern genderunknown(esp.inAmericanEnglish)

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Subject

Ifyoudon'tknowtheperson'sname:

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SendersAddress

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Businesspartnersoftencalleachotherbytheirfirstnames.Inthiscase,
writethesalutationasfollows:

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letter/subject)
Body(/en/business-

english/communication/busi
letter/body)
Greeting
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english/communication/busi
letter/greeting)
Enclosure
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english/communication/busi
letter/attachment)

Advertising

DearSue

Punctuation
InBritishEnglish,don'tuseanypunctuationmarkoruseacomma.
DearMrMillerorDearMrMiller,

InAmericanEnglish,useacolon:
DearMr.Miller:

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BusinessLetterSalutation

ForexamplesseeSubject(/en/cram-up/writing/businessletter/subject).

Ms,MissorMrs?
Mrstoaddressamarriedwoman
Misstoaddressanunmarriedwoman(rarelyusednow)
Mstoaddressawomanwhosemaritalstatusyoudon'tknow;also
usedtoaddressanunmarriedwoman

Note:TheabrreviationsMr,Mrsetc.areusuallywrittenwithoutfull
stops(Mr)inBritishEnglishandwithfullstops(Mr.)inAmerican
English.

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