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Makiasan Posted 13 years ago
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When you write a business letter, can you start the letter with "Dear" like "Dear Smith"? When you don't know if the receiver of a letter is a man or woman, what do you write first?
Plus, in Japan, we use "san" after people's names. Some non Japanese people write to us with this. Is this Japanese word, "san", common for most English speakers? Do you understand if I write a letter to you, like, "Smith san"?
Thank you.
Plus, in Japan, we use "san" after people's names. Some non Japanese people write to us with this. Is this Japanese word, "san", common for most English speakers? Do you understand if I write a letter to you, like, "Smith san"?
Thank you.
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Makiasan When you write a business letter, can you start the letter with "Dear" like "Dear Smith"? g. Dear Mr.
- Makiasan When you write a business letter, can you start the letter with "Dear" like "Dear Smith"?
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- Dear Mr.
- Smith Makiasan When you don't know if the receiver of a letter is a man or woman, what do you write first?
- Dear Sir or Madam Makiasan Plus, in Japan, we use "san" after people's names.
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MakiasanWhen you write a business letter, can you start the letter with "Dear" like "Dear Smith"?When writing only the last name, you need to add a courtesy title, e.g. Dear Mr. Smith
MakiasanWhen you don't know if the receiver of a letter is a man or woman, what do you write first?Dear Sir or Madam
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MakiasanDo you understand if I write a letter to you, like, "Smith-san"?'Dear Smith-san' would be fine after you have established the relationship, even though it is not a standard English greeting. Many English speakers—especially international traders— are fully aware of this practice.
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