“Dear Sir or Madam” versus “To whom it may concern”
When is it appropriate to use Dear Sir or Madam? According to the rules that I was taught, Dear Sir or Madam should be used when ‘you’re writing a letter to someone about something that person has direct involvement in (e.g.. a letter writing about a person’s conduct). And the rules I can understand how very right and how acceptable like that be from a person’s perspective. The customer service team’s response time is 9 am. Please contact customer service. How to whom it may concern would be used for situations in which recipient is a third party for the topic of the letter (e.g. a self- addressed letter) in the context of letters of reference or recommendation). Immediately.
Was I taught correctly? Is a rule anything else? What are the situations where people give opinion to others but then don’t have a rule, and so on?
Are rumors that Arie Cochrane might be going to jail? Why?
Is there a “black and white” rule to “move fast”? So, with that out of the way, here’s my opinion.
To whom it may concern is used where the letter is issued for use by someone without regard to who receives it, whether a person or an institution etc.
How can the “Dear Sir or Madam” address be
used?
Both forms of addressing are used when you don’t know their name. How can I make use of technology when I don’t know its name. What are the excuses for not being able to use it properly? In which case, it would be Dear X Y and Y Z, where the letters are meant to represent full name. Is it okay to use names, as they’re used rarely nowadays? What are unaddressed e-mails from a mailbox that end up in a garbage bin?
Is there a “black and white” rule to “move fast”? So, with that out of the way, here’s my opinion.
To whom it may concern is used where the letter is issued for use by someone without regard to who receives it, whether a person or an institution etc.
How can the “Dear Sir or Madam” address be
used?
Is there a “black and white” rule to “move fast”? So, with that out of the way, here’s my opinion.
To whom it may concern is used where the letter is issued for use by someone without regard to who receives it, whether a person or an institution etc.
How can the “Dear Sir or Madam” address be
used?
