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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
Letter Writing
Mr or Mr. ??
Hello,
First of all I would like to apologise for my poor english and hope you will understand my question.
I have learned to write the opening greetings like that: "Mr Smith,". But people around me always put a point after the "Mr". So I never know what is correct. Could you please tell me? Do I have to write "Mr Smith," or "Mr. Smith," ? And is the rule the same for Mrs and Ms ? Many thanks in advance for your help.
First of all I would like to apologise for my poor english and hope you will understand my question.
I have learned to write the opening greetings like that: "Mr Smith,". But people around me always put a point after the "Mr". So I never know what is correct. Could you please tell me? Do I have to write "Mr Smith," or "Mr. Smith," ? And is the rule the same for Mrs and Ms ? Many thanks in advance for your help.
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Anonymous Hello, First of all I would like to apologise for my poor english and hope you will understand my question. I have learned to write the opening greetings like that: "Mr Smith,". But people around me always put a point after the "Mr".
- Anonymous Hello, First of all I would like to apologise for my poor english and hope you will understand my question.
- I have learned to write the opening greetings like that: "Mr Smith,".
- But people around me always put a point after the "Mr".
- So I never know what is correct.
- Could you please tell me?
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AnonymousHello,
First of all I would like to apologise for my poor english and hope you will understand my question.
I have learned to write the opening greetings like that: "Mr Smith,". But people around me always put a point after the "Mr". So I never know what is correct. Could you please tell me? Do I have to write "Mr Smith," or "Mr. Smith," ? And i
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Thanks Nef for your reply (happy to see that my english doesn't look too bad!). In the meantime I had a look in a book called "Students' companion" bought some time ago in England. There are some letter writing examples and they do actually not put a period after Mr (there is no example with Mrs or Ms but I suppose it would be the same). I know there are several differences between english and ame
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Yes, you use Ms. if you don't know, but you also use it almost all the time in business correspondence. The marital status of the woman is not important to "business." You don't change how you address a man based on whether he is married or not, so many women prefer to be "Ms." at work.
In fact, it's a made up word and it's not really short for Mister or Mistress like Mr. and Mrs. are, bu
In fact, it's a made up word and it's not really short for Mister or Mistress like Mr. and Mrs. are, bu
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As a side note, the BrE doesn't use any periods in the social titles-for example, Mr, Ms, and etc, but the AmE uses a period --Mr. ,Ms., and etc.
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Yes; if you see "Mr" or "Mrs" or "Dr", the writer is likely to be BrE; but if you see "Mr." or "Mrs." or "Dr.", the writer isn't necessarily non-BrE!
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MrPedanticYes; if you see "Mr" or "Mrs" or "Dr", the writer is likely to be BrE; but if you see "Mr." or "Mrs." or "Dr.", the writer isn't necessarily non-BrE!hi what does BrE mean?
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Hi Sadeem,
BrE means 'British English' and 'AmE' means 'American English'.
BrE means 'British English' and 'AmE' means 'American English'.
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Hi Rishonly,
As a side note, the BrE doesn't use any periods in the social titles--for example, Mr, Ms, and etc.
I wouldn't agree with that. However, I haven't lived in England for some time. Perhaps a current resident will comment.
Best wishes, Clive
As a side note, the BrE doesn't use any periods in the social titles--for example, Mr, Ms, and etc.
I wouldn't agree with that. However, I haven't lived in England for some time. Perhaps a current resident will comment.
Best wishes, Clive
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