How do you write an email too someone you don't know and just had the briefest of conversations on the telephone
Do you write:
Dear
or
To
I write Dear
Do you write:
Dear
or
To
I write Dear
Email etiquette
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I don't put any, I just put what I need to put because I'm special like that. XD
Dear. It sounds more friendly.
Someone not a friend and trying to be somewhat formal:
"Their Name",
message.
Thanks,
Fred ______
"Their Name",
message.
Thanks,
Fred ______
thats what i do :homo:
hhmmm, depends on who it is and what I'm emailing them for I suppose, if it was work related I would probably put Dear
Yeah, well I forgot to add that :24:
For friends just what i have to say
people i don't know too well then the name then what i have to say
if it is serious and
if am not sure who i sent it i guess to whom it may concern
if i know Dear and then the name
and finish with a thank you and my name
people i don't know too well then the name then what i have to say
if it is serious and
if am not sure who i sent it i guess to whom it may concern
if i know Dear and then the name
and finish with a thank you and my name
We were taught when I was in school "Dear" was reserved for friends or people we had a close relationship with like family.
We were taught in business acceptable greetings were:
Mr. Whoever,
To Whom It May Concern,
Gentlemen,
But dear indicated a familiarity which was not business like. However things are constantly evolving in this world. I still only use dear for family & friends.
Doe, a deer, a female deer...which brings us back to doe, doe, D'oh!
Yeah To whom it may concern if you don't have a name or else Dear Sir/Madam or Dear -name- that's what i was taught anyway! I would just put the persons name or Hi and the persons name or just the message for a friend or family member
Yep....me too. If I don't know them very well I wouldn't use " dear ". I wouldn't want to be accused of being a cyber stalker.
Yeah I put 'dear' at the start, anything else is informal
I don't use "dear" for anything formal.
Their name
Message
Thank You
My name and contact info
I don't ever use "thanks", it seems unprofessional and I never use "Dear"...
Message
Thank You
My name and contact info
I don't ever use "thanks", it seems unprofessional and I never use "Dear"...
That's usually what I do, too. Especially when I'm communicating with my professors at school. There's been a few times I've put dear before their name and then gone back and read it and thought it sounded awkward.
I generally don't even put anything but the body of the email if I'm emailing someone I talk to on a regular basis and am good friends with.