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Dear Sir or Madam (If the gender of the reader is unknown). To Whom It May Concern (If the writer wishes to exclude the gender of the reader from the salutation and/or to convey that the reader should forward the copy to one more suited to receive or respond appropriately). Dear Sir (If the reader is male). Dear Madam (If the reader is female).
Salutation in letter Oral address Baronet: Sir John Smith, Bt (or Bart) Sir or Dear Sir John (Smith) Sir or Sir John Baronetess in her own right: Dame Mary Smith, Btss: Madam or Dear Dame Mary (Smith) Madam or Dame Mary Baronet's wife: Lady Brown: Madam or Dear Lady Brown: My Lady or Lady Brown Baronet's divorced wife: Mary, Lady Brown Baronet ...
In the English language, an honorific is a form of address conveying esteem, courtesy or respect. These can be titles prefixing a person's name, e.g.: Mr, Mrs, Miss, Ms, Mx, Sir, Dame, Dr, Cllr, Lady, or Lord, or other titles or positions that can appear as a form of address without the person's name, as in Mr President, General, Captain, Father, Doctor, or Earl.
The most common honorifics in modern English are usually placed immediately before a person's name. Honorifics used (both as style and as form of address) include, in the case of a man, "Mr." (irrespective of marital status), and, in the case of a woman, previously either of two depending on marital status: "Miss" if unmarried and "Mrs." if married, widowed, or divorced; more recently, a third ...
The Very Reverend (abbreviation The Very Rev.), oral address Mr./Madam Dean or Mr./Madam Provost, as appropriate, or Very Reverend Sir/Madam – Anglican deans and provosts of cathedrals, the deans of Westminster Abbey and St George's Chapel, Windsor, and, for historical reasons, a few parish priests, such as the Dean of Bocking.
Asitha Jayawardena just wanted to write a thank-you note. The pediatric surgeon didn't expect that a simple gesture of gratitude addressed to Iowa Hawkeyes basketball standout Caitlin Clark would ...
Post-nominal letters are used in the United Kingdom after a person's name in order to indicate their positions, qualifications, memberships, or other status. There are various established orders for giving these, e.g. from the Ministry of Justice, Debrett's, and A & C Black's Titles and Forms of Address, which are generally in close agreement.
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