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>