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<H1>[Mageia-dev] Draft of a Letter to the Software Freedom Law Center (SFLC).</H1>
<B>Anne Wilson</B>
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<I>Thu Nov 8 10:55:06 CET 2012</I>
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On 08/11/2012 09:15, Donald Stewart wrote:
><i> On 8 November 2012 00:45, Johnny A. Solbu <<A HREF="https://www.mageia.org/mailman/listinfo/mageia-dev">cooker at solbu.net</A>
</I>><i> <mailto:<A HREF="https://www.mageia.org/mailman/listinfo/mageia-dev">cooker at solbu.net</A>>> 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 unformal when
</I>><i> contacting a law firm. I feel that if you're using «Dear XXX» there
</I>><i> should be one or the other. I.e. Either Sir og Madam, but then you
</I>><i> need to know the gender of the one responding. and that can be a
</I>><i> little tricky. ;-)=
</I>><i>
</I>><i> No, this is wrong, you *cannot* use just one, it has to be both.
</I>><i> You could have Dear Sir/Madam, but the correct usage is as
</I>><i> originally stated.
</I>
Except that it should be singular, as you mention, not plural as the
original.
><i> This is an official letter, and therefore should have the official
</I>><i> address to the recipient.
</I>><i>
</I>><i> Consider using a more generinc term, like «Greetings» or «Good
</I>><i> morgning» (depending on the time of day you send the email.) or a
</I>><i> similar term.
</I>><i>
</I>><i>
</I>><i> This is far too colloquial, and unsuitable for a letter to an
</I>><i> official body.
</I>><i>
</I>Agreed.
Anne
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