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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Letter Writing
Hi, Jane or Hi, Jon in an email note
I always thought that when starting an email or note by saying "Hi" to the person (using the person's name), that a comma was used after the word "Hi," and then a period appeared after the person's name, as in, "Hi, Jane." Then one would begin the actual note, capitalizing the first word, as follows:
Hi, Jane.
We hope you are doing well......
1) Is there actually no comma after the word, "Hi"? Almost 100% of the time, when someone writes that to me, there is no punctuation, just, "Hi Mary," with a comma (not a period after my name.
2) Is there a comma (not a period) after the person's name, yet the next word is capitalized, even thought he comma shows that this is not a new sentence? (See below):
Hi Jane,
We hope you are doing well.....
Hi, Jane.
We hope you are doing well......
1) Is there actually no comma after the word, "Hi"? Almost 100% of the time, when someone writes that to me, there is no punctuation, just, "Hi Mary," with a comma (not a period after my name.
2) Is there a comma (not a period) after the person's name, yet the next word is capitalized, even thought he comma shows that this is not a new sentence? (See below):
Hi Jane,
We hope you are doing well.....
Top answer
1-- Emails are generally informal. Notes to first-name-based friends are also quite informal. As such, there is really no restriction on how you choose to punctuate.
- 1-- Emails are generally informal.
- Notes to first-name-based friends are also quite informal.
- As such, there is really no restriction on how you choose to punctuate.
- For me, the comma just clutters the greeting when it is composed only of 'Hi' and a first name.
- 2-- The comma after the greeting is standard format for informal letters.
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1-- Emails are generally informal. Notes to first-name-based friends are also quite informal. As such, there is really no restriction on how you choose to punctuate. For me, the comma just clutters the greeting when it is composed only of 'Hi' and a first name.
2-- The comma after the greeting is standard format for informal letters. The greeting is not a part of the body of the lette
2-- The comma after the greeting is standard format for informal letters. The greeting is not a part of the body of the lette
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