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Solbu <<A HREF="https://www.mageia.org/mailman/listinfo/mageia-dev">cooker at solbu.net</A>> +</I>>>>><i> wrote: +</I>>>>><i> +</I>>>>>><i> On Tuesday 06 November 2012 23:39, Shlomi Fish wrote: +</I>>>>>>><i> Dear sirs or madams, +</I>>>>>><i> +</I>>>>>><i> To me, this sounds a little to generic, a little to +</I>>>>>><i> unformal when contacting a law firm. I feel that if you're +</I>>>>>><i> using «Dear XXX» there should be one or the other. I.e. +</I>>>>>><i> Either Sir og Madam, but then you need to know the gender +</I>>>>>><i> of the one responding. and that can be a little tricky. +</I>>>>>><i> ;-)= +</I>>>>>><i> +</I>>>>><i> +</I>>>>><i> No, this is wrong, you *cannot* use just one, it has to be +</I>>>>><i> both. You could have Dear Sir/Madam, but the correct usage +</I>>>>><i> is as originally stated. This is an official letter, and +</I>>>>><i> therefore should have the official address to the recipient. +</I>>>><i> +</I>>>><i> Right. +</I>>>><i> +</I>>>>>><i> Consider using a more generinc term, like «Greetings» or +</I>>>>>><i> «Good morgning» (depending on the time of day you send the +</I>>>>>><i> email.) or a similar term. +</I>>>>>><i> +</I>>>>><i> +</I>>>>><i> This is far too colloquial, and unsuitable for a letter to +</I>>>>><i> an official body. +</I>>>>><i> +</I>>>><i> +</I>>>><i> I also agree. +</I>>>><i> +</I>>>><i> Regards, +</I>>>><i> +</I>>>><i> Shlomi Fish +</I>>>><i> +</I>>><i> +</I>>><i> If we're being formal and correct, it should be "Dear +</I>>><i> Sirs/Mesdames", I'm fairly sure. +</I>><i> +</I>><i> Really? Having a mix of English and French? +</I>><i> +</I>LOL! I haven't seen that for 50 years! + +Anne +-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- +Version: GnuPG v1.4.12 (MingW32) +Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - <A HREF="http://www.enigmail.net/">http://www.enigmail.net/</A> + +iEYEARECAAYFAlCbyZUACgkQj93fyh4cnBciXwCggH2d05onNDugR6UckLg34a9N +pYYAnjhGeWUvZqN9zZa4aGqXBnC5YUuW +=K5Xm +-----END PGP SIGNATURE----- +</PRE> + + + +<!--endarticle--> + <HR> + <P><UL> + <!--threads--> + <LI>Previous message: <A HREF="019857.html">[Mageia-dev] Draft of a Letter to the Software Freedom Law Center (SFLC). +</A></li> + <LI>Next message: <A HREF="019858.html">[Mageia-dev] Draft of a Letter to the Software Freedom Law Center (SFLC). +</A></li> + <LI> <B>Messages sorted by:</B> + <a href="date.html#19867">[ date ]</a> + <a href="thread.html#19867">[ thread ]</a> + <a href="subject.html#19867">[ subject ]</a> + <a href="author.html#19867">[ author ]</a> + </LI> + </UL> + +<hr> +<a href="https://www.mageia.org/mailman/listinfo/mageia-dev">More information about the Mageia-dev +mailing list</a><br> +</body></html> |