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Edw Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Address letter to...

Since I have found quite useful many tips I have read in the forum, I'd like to post a topic I have been dealing with.

When I write a letter, sometimes I just have the name of the person, but not the title, I mean, I do not know if I should address like Mr., Ms. or Mrs. Further, it comes tougher when the name is in a language where I can't figure if the person is a SHE or a HE. What is our suggestion?

Thank you for your support

Edw
  

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Perhaps you can give us the name and someone here may know the gender. Chris

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  • Perhaps you can give us the name and someone here may know the gender.
  • Chris
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Perhaps you can give us the name and someone here may know the gender.
Chris
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why not just make it simple , i think it is ok just to refer he or she as "sir/madam". nobody is offened in this way.
Joyce
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It depends on the rank of the person. If he/she is of some high-ranking position (or a well-known person in his/her community), he/she may feel a little peeved to see "Dear Sir/Madam". Alternatively, you can do a search on the net for the name.
Chris
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Thank you Chris. Yeap, I think it's better to look for the name, I'll do that. Thanks to you too Joyce.

Edw
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