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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
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for the attention of| or | to the attention of

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00Can someone pls tell me which one is correct? 02br
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00For the attention of Mr/Mrs02br
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00To the attention of Mr/Mrs02br
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02br 00Well, neither is an accepted greeting for a letter nowadays, but if I had to choose one, it would be: 02br 01i 00To the attention of Mr/Mrs02i 0-

— Mister Micawber

  • 02br 00Well, neither is an accepted greeting for a letter nowadays, but if I had to choose one, it would be: 02br 01i 00To the attention of Mr/Mrs02i 0-
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00Well, neither is an accepted greeting for a letter nowadays, but if I had to choose one, it would be: 02br
01i00To the attention of Mr/Mrs02i0-
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0Mister Micawber, first of all thank you for your reply!02br
00 I would like to address one letter to a person. It will be sent to an organisation so I have to mention his name on the top of the letter. How do I do that without saying "To the attention of Mr "?02br
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00many thanks! 0-
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00ABC Company02br
001212 Acropolis Street02br
00Athens02br
00Attn: Mr Achilles Mallias02br
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00Dear Mr Mallias:02br
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0 Mister Micawber thank you!02br
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00Greek address, good guess 05002br
00I was thinking of avoiding the "Dear Mr" but since the "To the attention of Mr" is oldfashioned I am going to use it eventually 05102br
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00thanks! 010id111id1
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00If I had been more thorough, I would have written 01i00Alpha Beta Gamma Company02i00. 0-
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0exactly!!! good job 050010id1
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It is :

For the attention of:

(GB)

or

Attention:

(USA)
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For the attention of ....ist richtig.
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You want something to be brough TO this attention...
but in the context of addressing a letter... the email/letter is FOR his attention.
FAO = For attention of Mr Whoever.
I'm pretty sure.
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What is the currently accepted alternative to to the attention of...?
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