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The salutation "Dear" in combination with a name or a title is by far the most commonly used salutation in both British and US English, in both formal and informal correspondence. [citation needed] It is commonly followed either by an honorific and a surname, such as "Dear Mr. Smith," or by a given name, such as "Dear Mark."
A note verbale (French pronunciation: [nɔt vɛʁ.bal]) is a formal form of note and is so named by originally representing a formal record of information delivered orally. It is less formal than a note (also called a letter of protest) but more formal than an aide-mémoire. A note verbale can also be referred to as a third person note (TPN).
A valediction (derivation from Latin vale dicere, "to say farewell"), [1] parting phrase, or complimentary close in American English, [2] is an expression used to say farewell, especially a word or phrase used to end a letter or message, [3] [4] or a speech made at a farewell. [3] Valediction's counterpart is a greeting called a salutation.
à la short for (ellipsis of) à la manière de; in the manner of/in the style of [1]à la carte lit. "on the card, i.e. menu". In restaurants it refers to ordering individual dishes from the menu rather than a fixed-price meal.
Unless ennobling letters patent specifically authorised its use, Dom was not attributed to members of Portugal's untitled nobility. Since hereditary titles in Portugal descended according to primogeniture , the right to the style of Dom was the only apparent distinction between cadets of titled families and members of untitled noble families.
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Salutation in letter [a] Oral address Duke (The Most Noble) (His Grace) The Duke of London My Lord Duke or Dear Duke (of London) Your Grace or Duke [8] Duchess (The Most Noble) (Her Grace) The Duchess of London: Madam or Dear Duchess (of London) Your Grace or Duchess [9] Marquess (The Most Hon) The Marquess (of) London: My Lord Marquess or Dear ...
More than 100 letters that never reached the crew of a French warship have been read for the first time since they were sent 265 years ago. More than 100 letters that never reached the crew of a ...