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Letter Writing
Writing to more than one person
When writing a letter to 5 partners of a solicitors firm how do you address them?
I thought Dear Sirs but I don't know whether they are all male, female or a mix?
I thought Dear Sirs but I don't know whether they are all male, female or a mix?
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This is the problem many face when when the gender mix is unknown. etc would be perfectly acceptable. However, if your correspondence is addressed to a group of individuals where you know a female is included, then you would write: Dear Sir / Madam (no plural).
- This is the problem many face when when the gender mix is unknown.
- etc would be perfectly acceptable.
- However, if your correspondence is addressed to a group of individuals where you know a female is included, then you would write: Dear Sir / Madam (no plural).
- Interestingly enough, in German they have overcome this exact problem by writing: Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren,...
- the translation of the latter being 'Ladies and Gentlemen'.
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This is the problem many face when when the gender mix is unknown.
In this instance, Dear Sirs,...etc would be perfectly acceptable.
However, if your correspondence is addressed to a group of individuals where you know a female is included, then you would write: Dear Sir / Madam (no plural).
Interestingly enough, in German they have overcome this exact problem by wr
In this instance, Dear Sirs,...etc would be perfectly acceptable.
However, if your correspondence is addressed to a group of individuals where you know a female is included, then you would write: Dear Sir / Madam (no plural).
Interestingly enough, in German they have overcome this exact problem by wr
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00 It depends to some extent on why you are writing. 02 br
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00 If you are just writing a business letter, I don't see anything wrong with beginning 'Dear Sir'. You are really 'talking to' the company rather than the people. 02 br
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00 If you are writing to invite them to a party, ie writing to them as separate individual
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00 It depends to some extent on why you are writing. 02 br
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00 If you are just writing a business letter, I don't see anything wrong with beginning 'Dear Sir'. You are really 'talking to' the company rather than the people. 02 br
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00 If you are writing to invite them to a party, ie writing to them as separate individual
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