Dear/dearest
I've heard the expression:
"Dear Peter (or any other name or noun)
and
"Peter dear/Peter dearest"
Do both expressions mean the same?
Or are the latter ('Peter dear/Peter dearest') meant in a satirical mode? (Because in the context where I read this, it the latter expressions sounded satirical.)
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THANK YOU.
Top answer
Christine Christie "Dear Peter (or any other name or noun) That is a common way to start a letter addressed to a friend. It is used in writing. Christine Christie "Peter dear/Peter dearest" That is a very old fashioned way of addressing a very close friend - usually romantic.
- Christine Christie "Dear Peter (or any other name or noun) That is a common way to start a letter addressed to a friend.
- It is used in writing.
- Christine Christie "Peter dear/Peter dearest" That is a very old fashioned way of addressing a very close friend - usually romantic.
- It is used in conversation.
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Christine Christie"Dear Peter (or any other name or noun)
That is a common way to start a letter addressed to a friend. It is used in writing.
Christine Christie"Peter dear/Peter dearest"
That is a very old fashioned way of addressing a very close friend - usually romantic. It is used in conversation.
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