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Victo Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Direct Address/Salutation

Are these correct?

I usually see "Hi Mike" without the comma after "Hi" in email correspondences.

Hi Mike,

I am writing to say....

Shouldn't it technically be (with two commas):

Hi, Mike,

I am writing to say....

Also:

Can you do this with the colon after the salutation?

Hi, Mike:

I am writing to say....

Thanks.
  

Top answer

This is a very informal greeting, so it shouldn't 'technically' have any specific punctuation. However, colons are for very formal letters, and the extra comma makes it too busy.

— Mister Micawber

  • This is a very informal greeting, so it shouldn't 'technically' have any specific punctuation.
  • However, colons are for very formal letters, and the extra comma makes it too busy.
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This is a very informal greeting, so it shouldn't 'technically' have any specific punctuation. However, colons are for very formal letters, and the extra comma makes it too busy.
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