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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
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Dear

I need to send an official notification (I need to notify something) to a person. I feel odd to start the letter with Dear: Mr. Samuel. I am notifying a dead line and he is not somebody I feel Dear to me. How do I address him?

thanks a lot for the support
samuel
  

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Hi Samuel Beginning a business letter with "Dear" is quite normal. It really has nothing to do with whether the person is dear to you or not. However, you should not use a colon directly after "Dear".

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  • Hi Samuel Beginning a business letter with "Dear" is quite normal.
  • It really has nothing to do with whether the person is dear to you or not.
  • However, you should not use a colon directly after "Dear".
  • Begin this way, for example: Dear Mr.
  • Samuel, Payment for ABC is now six months past due.
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Hi Samuel

Beginning a business letter with "Dear" is quite normal. It really has nothing to do with whether the person is dear to you or not. However, you should not use a colon directly after "Dear". Begin this way, for example:

Dear Mr. Samuel,

Payment for ABC is now six months past due. If payment is not received by xx/yy/zz, we will be forced to ....
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