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<H1>[Mageia-dev] Draft of a Letter to the Software Freedom Law Center (SFLC).</H1>
<B>Wolfgang Bornath</B>
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<I>Thu Nov 8 11:03:26 CET 2012</I>
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<PRE>2012/11/8 Anne Wilson <<A HREF="https://www.mageia.org/mailman/listinfo/mageia-dev">cannewilson at googlemail.com</A>>:
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</I>>><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> This is far too colloquial, and unsuitable for a letter to an
</I>>><i> official body.
</I>>><i>
</I>><i> Agreed.
</I>
Yes, +1
But here we have the differences of English "rules" in different
countries and even schools. In Germany in "Business English" I learned
to address the recipient in an official letter with
"Madam, Sir,
On behalf of........"
No "dear" or "forever yours" :)
I received some official letters with that same address from English
companies (mostly unwanted business offers but nevertheless), one even
from a company specialized in setting up LTD organisations by UK laws.
--
wobo
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