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How will you address a lady in a formal letter?
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vikral
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How will you address a lady in a formal letter?
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Hi everybody!!!
I would like to know how should we address a lady in a formal letter. Like for men, we use Dear Mr. ABC. What about a lady? I don �t think we can use Dear Mrs. ABC or Dear Ms. ABC.
Thanks in advance
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Vikral
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18 May 2010
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RabbitWho
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Dear Mrs. ABC or Dear Ms. ABC.
Nothing else to say! :)
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18 May 2010
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vikral
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Hi RabbitWho
But here in India we are a bit conservative and hesitate to use "dear" with females. Do we have any other option? Like should we use "Respected Ms. or Mrs. ABC". This also sounds odd to me. Any suggestions please....
Regards
Vikral
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18 May 2010
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atsanti85
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Hi Vikral,
If you wish to avoid using "Dear", you can always just say
To Mrs. or Ms. ABC,
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18 May 2010
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ballycastle1
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Hi Vikral,
The convention in English is �Dear Sir � or �Dear Madam � or �Dear Sir or Madam � if you don �t know the name of the person to whom you are writing; �Dear Mr Smith � or �Dear Mrs Smith � if you do know the name. The use of �Dear Mrs ... � does not imply familiarity or disrespect in any way.
In business, over the last few years, some firms have simply used the salutation �Mrs Smith � or even �Jane Smith � without the �Dear � but this has lately fallen out of favour as it seems rather cold and even impolite.
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18 May 2010
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