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Re: How to address a formal letter if unsure of gender? - Mac1337 - 04-07-2009
How about Dear Ms. Fairchild?
Re: How to address a formal letter if unsure of gender? - Mr Downtown - 04-07-2009
1. Just start with the letter. This will be much less noticeable than any other option.
Re: How to address a formal letter if unsure of gender? - Lux Interior - 04-07-2009
kap wrote:
Yo!
Fool! He said it was a formal letter!
"Yo Dawg!" would be the proper salutation. But you still have the gender issue, because for a female, it would be;
"S'up B!t©h"
Re: How to address a formal letter if unsure of gender? - Yoyodyne ArtWorks - 04-07-2009
anonymouse1 wrote:
What guitarist said.
Doing "Dear Sir or Madam" enormously weakens the letter.
+1
Re: How to address a formal letter if unsure of gender? - volcs0 - 04-07-2009
Ok. Thanks everyone. I had to send it before the AM - it went out at 4AM - so before I saw the morning responses.
Through google and facebook, I was able to come to about 90% certainty that it is a woman, but I didn't want to take a chance.
Calling the switchboard would have been a good idea. I'll have to remember that.
Also, the standard Memo format is good.
I used:
Greetings.
Thanks for the advice.
Re: How to address a formal letter if unsure of gender? - space-time - 04-07-2009
too late now, but how about using the position/function/title of the person?
Dear Professor Morgan,
or
Dear Officer Morgan,
or
Dear Judge Morgan.
Re: How to address a formal letter if unsure of gender? - Joey Cupcakes - 04-07-2009
Dear Sir or Madam,
Will you read my book? It took me years to write, won't you take a look?
Re: How to address a formal letter if unsure of gender? - Racer X - 04-07-2009
Dear Douchbag is gender-neutral BTW.
Re: How to address a formal letter if unsure of gender? - OWC Jamie - 04-07-2009
Racer X wrote:http://forums.macresource.com/read.php?2,589780,589837#msg-589837
Dear Douchbag is gender-neutral BTW.
:-)
Re: How to address a formal letter if unsure of gender? - Racer X - 04-07-2009
you are correct. my error. No soup for me.