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Bookmark or Share- "Sir or Madam" vs "Madam or Sir" in formal letterIn a formal letter addressed to one or more unknown recipients, "Dear Sir or Madam" is the customary salutation. As a German native speaker, who is used to "Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren", writing "Sir" before "Madam" sounds impolite to my ear and I feel the urge to change the order.
- When should "Mom" and "Dad" be capitalized?29. "Dad" is a specific reference (when you say it you mean somebody different from when I say it), so it gets capitalized like any proper noun. On the other hand, "dad" is a common noun meaning "father" (anybody's). You only use disambiguators like "my" or "a" with common nouns ("my dad", but not "my Dad" just like you wouldn't say "my John ...
- What is the most formal way to address a respected person while ...The problem with using Dear Sir in the way in which the OP is considering using it (i.e. with a name) is not that it is 'over-formal', but that (setting aside the cases in which the person has actually been knighted) Dear Sir has traditionally been used when the person's name is not known to the writer. Many people nowadays also find it ...
- "Dear Sir or Madam" versus "To whom it may concern"When is it appropriate to use the terms Dear Sir or Madam and To whom it may concern?The rules I was taught state that Dear Sir or Madam should be used when you're writing a letter to a person about something that person has direct involvement in (e.g. returning a defective product to a customer service department).
- Madam vs. Ma'am - English Language & Usage Stack ExchangeIn formal writing, for example to someone whose name you do not know, use madam in both cases. For example: When addressing a letter to the holder of a particular position without knowing the name or gender of the addressee, it is common to write “Dear Sir or Madam,” (or in the United States, “Dear Sir or Madam:”.
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