This post is all about the etiquette of salutations (greetings) for business letters and email. It's dedicated to the many who have visited this blog in...
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Jul 15, 2008 addressing an envelope, etiquette, Cynthia Lett: Dear Karen: Since both the Smiths are doctors and they share the same last name you address...
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Proper salutation in letters when Mr. and Mrs. does not work We received a query a few months ago about what to do about addressing letters to a family in which the wife is a doctor, and the husband is not. We may have an intuitive answer to that, but writing Mr. and Dr. seems awkward to some writers. First of all,
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Etiquette. 1922. Chapter IV. Salutations of Courtesy .... but people who know each other well bow spontaneously without observing this etiquette.
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In meeting a friend upon the street, or in company, you should salute him cordially, but quietly and respectfully. A gentleman should always salute a lady...
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howing the Means by which People are Gracefully and Easily Introduced to One Another. Pleasant Acquaintance Made, Resulting often in Lasting Friendship.
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For constructing salutations it's also wrong to assume everyone wants to be addressed as "Dear <Mr/Ms/Mrs/Ms> Surname". Amazon don't and remember they are still regarded by most as the model to follow. Even the BBC when writing emails use Dear <firstname> <lastname> and dispense with titles entirely.
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Salutations were generally expressed in the third person (as though the letter or its bearer were doing the greeting); in the 2nd-4th centuries CE there were some experiments with using in letters the imperatives (khaire, salve) that were used in everyday speech, but they were abandoned.
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Strict behavior modification for sissies. "Proper Correspondence Etiquette is expected & enforced." This term refers to the procedure of properly addressing the Staff of the House of Sissify. It is imperative that you sissies learn your proper place....
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