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Goronsky Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Is this out of the question, totally wrong?

Is it totally wrong to punctuate a salutation in the following manner (ie comma before name; colon after name)?

Hi, Jake:

I am inquiring about ...

Thank you,

Paul
  

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If this is a casual communication between friends, you can do it pretty well any way yo u wish.

— Clive

  • If this is a casual communication between friends, you can do it pretty well any way yo u wish.
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If this is a casual communication between friends, you can do it pretty well any way you wish.
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Nobody has any authority to say it's totally wrong - it's just overly fussy.

As an informal salutation, 'Hi, Jake,' is just fine.

EDIT: cross-posted with Clive.
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Thank you, too, Rover.
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I receive a lot of emails from friends and colleagues that have no salutation or 'sign-off' at all.
As long as they say please and/or thanks as appropriate, that's all fine with me.
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