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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