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Spinnaker Posted 19 years ago
Letter Writing

opening task of a letter - with comma and point in UK?

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00Question: Is this way also in the UK correct? Or do they leave the comma and the point or not?0-
  

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02br 02br 00Hi Peter,02br 02br 00is the form I would think is most common in the UK to match with the more formal 'Dear Peter,'0-

— Nona the brit

  • 02br 02br 00Hi Peter,02br 02br 00is the form I would think is most common in the UK to match with the more formal 'Dear Peter,'0-
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0That would be a very informal letter so I'm not sure you need to worry too much about 'rules' anyway (are you sure the US would finish a salutation with a full stop?).02br
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00Hi Peter,02br
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0 Well the letter is very informal. And yes, the American write it with a point in the end!0-
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0This American would say:02br
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00Hi Nona,02br
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00Hello Spinnaker,0-
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0 Sure? Someone told me to set a comma!0-
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0 I think the American style is often to complete a salutation with a colon01font00 02font01font00: 02font00but not a full stop. 0-
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0Yes, just so, in a business letter, we would use the colon.02br
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00Dear Ms. the'Brit:02br
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00Dear Mr. Spinnaker:02br
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00But the full stop is not right.0-
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0 OK! And what's about the comma after hi?0-
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