Business Letter Greetings :
The Greeting Also Called The Salutation :
The greeting in a business letter is always formal.
It normally begins with the word DEAR and always includes the person’s last name.
It normally has a little such as Mr, Mrs., Dr., or a political title use a first name only if the title is unclear.
The greeting in a business letter may ends in a colon or comma.
Names and titles of people use the full name in standard writing unless the person uses an initial as part of his or her name.
Examples :DR. Govind Raghvan
George Smith
Robert E. Lee
The initial is fine here because that is the name went by.
Social titles before a proper name are capitalized.
All but miss and master are abbreviated and end with a period.
Social titles : Mr., Master, Mrs., Miss, Ms
Mlle. – Mme., M., Messrs., (Plural of Mr. or M.)
Mmes. - plural of Mrs., Ms., Mme.
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