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diff --git a/zarb-ml/mageia-dev/attachments/20121108/3e1de0a9/attachment.html b/zarb-ml/mageia-dev/attachments/20121108/3e1de0a9/attachment.html new file mode 100644 index 000000000..d9d025735 --- /dev/null +++ b/zarb-ml/mageia-dev/attachments/20121108/3e1de0a9/attachment.html @@ -0,0 +1,17 @@ +On 8 November 2012 00:45, Johnny A. Solbu <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:cooker@solbu.net" target="_blank">cooker@solbu.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"> + +On Tuesday 06 November 2012 23:39, Shlomi Fish wrote:<br> +> Dear sirs or madams,<br> +<br> +To me, this sounds a little to generic, a little to unformal when contacting a law firm.<br> +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. ;-)=<br> +<br></blockquote><div>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.</div> + +<div><br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"> +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.<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>This is far too colloquial, and unsuitable for a letter to an official body.</div> + +<div><br></div><div>Donald 'Schultz' Stewart</div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"> +--<br> +Johnny A. Solbu<br> +PGP key ID: 0xFA687324<br> +</font></span></blockquote></div><br> |