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Wee, Cheetum, and Howe LLC (business grammar)

d'Kong76 Jun 27 2014 07:48 AM

[u:1w09buqw]Greetings/Salutations[/u:1w09buqw] Dear Mr. Wee and Dear Ms. Cheetum are easy enough. Is Dear Sir/Madam still acceptable? Sounds terribly old fashioned to me. How do you start off a letter to a group if you don't know them or their gender? Also, I've seen on the interweb that Ms. doesn't require a period. First time I've heard that.

d'Kong76 Jun 27 2014 11:34 AM Re: Wee, Cheetum, and Howe LLC (business grammar)

I thought I'd ask since half the forum are Englishy- types, and half are lawyers/professionals, and I don't know what the other half of you do. The internet seems to say: Dear Sir or Madam is acceptable to some, but offensive to others -- stay away from it. Others go with To Whom it May Concern -- I say no. Dear ________ Professional (e.g. Hiring or Owning) -- I don't dig that either. I went with dig deep into the internet first to find a full name or call and see if you can get a name from the receptionist. Otherwise, go on to the next firm on the list.