Comments on: “Dear Sir” and Other Business Conventions

By: Sarah

Sarah — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 07:46:21 +0000

What are the rules for the punctuation after the Dear Sir, Dear Mr Smith in the UK, Should there be a comma?

Is it different for the US. I see in US examples

Dear Sir:
Dear Mrs Smith,

By: Graham

Graham — Mon, 09 May 2011 09:46:10 +0000

The most formal ending to a letter is;

“I have the honour to remain, sir, your obedient servant”

although it’s never really used except for letters to The Times, and increasingly rarely then.

By: nina

nina — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 14:08:48 +0000

hi, thanks for the insides on formal letters. A friend and I like each other, so when he writes me a letter he begins with ''Dear Nina'' and ends with ''Yours'',after that he signs his name at the end. I will like to know about the ''Dear'' and ''yours'' used at the beginning and the end of an informal letter respectively.

By: Melody

Melody — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:22:09 +0000

I can understand better now .Thanks .

By: Daniela

Daniela — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 23:56:24 +0000

Sorry, Steven, but that is not quite the case… Those are conventions, not heartfelt messages…