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<B>Donald Stewart</B>
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<I>Thu Nov 8 10:15:09 CET 2012</I>
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<PRE>On 8 November 2012 00:45, Johnny A. Solbu <<A HREF="https://www.mageia.org/mailman/listinfo/mageia-dev">cooker at solbu.net</A>> wrote:
><i> On Tuesday 06 November 2012 23:39, Shlomi Fish wrote:
</I>><i> > Dear sirs or madams,
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</I>><i> To me, this sounds a little to generic, a little to unformal when
</I>><i> contacting a law firm.
</I>><i> I feel that if you're using «Dear XXX» there should be one or the other.
</I>><i> I.e. Either Sir og Madam, but then you need to know the gender of the one
</I>><i> responding. and that can be a little tricky. ;-)=
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</I>><i> No, this is wrong, you *cannot* use just one, it has to be both. You could
</I>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.
Consider using a more generinc term, like «Greetings» or «Good morgning»
><i> (depending on the time of day you send the email.) or a similar term.
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This is far too colloquial, and unsuitable for a letter to an official body.
Donald 'Schultz' Stewart
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</I>><i> Johnny A. Solbu
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