Dear Denizens
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Apparently starting an e-mail Dear ...[^] is too intimate. Some stupid septic thinks we should write to people starting "Hi All," or other such nonsense. If you can't be bothered to use the language properly then go back to your native tongue; maybe Soux should be made their language. BTW, If you're on LinkedIn, the b'cha is here[^].
Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. or "Drink. Get drunk. Fall over." - P O'H OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre
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Apparently starting an e-mail Dear ...[^] is too intimate. Some stupid septic thinks we should write to people starting "Hi All," or other such nonsense. If you can't be bothered to use the language properly then go back to your native tongue; maybe Soux should be made their language. BTW, If you're on LinkedIn, the b'cha is here[^].
Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. or "Drink. Get drunk. Fall over." - P O'H OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre
I, personally, find that to be so, but not because someone else told me I should think that. Unfortunately, the name my parents gave me is John, so I get a lot of "Dear John" letters from people I don't even know. I never begin a business correspondence with "Dear"; I use "Greetings".
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Apparently starting an e-mail Dear ...[^] is too intimate. Some stupid septic thinks we should write to people starting "Hi All," or other such nonsense. If you can't be bothered to use the language properly then go back to your native tongue; maybe Soux should be made their language. BTW, If you're on LinkedIn, the b'cha is here[^].
Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. or "Drink. Get drunk. Fall over." - P O'H OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre
If you're writing a letter (on paper), you need to begin with some sort of salutation. In email, it's not necessary because we have the "To" line. If I feel it's necessary, I might put the person's name followed by a comma on the first line, but most of the time I don't. If they want to make it less "intimate", using "Dear sir," is entirely acceptable. I personally think it's just unnecessary fluff in an email, but hey, I play with guns, so I can't be trusted.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997 -
If you're writing a letter (on paper), you need to begin with some sort of salutation. In email, it's not necessary because we have the "To" line. If I feel it's necessary, I might put the person's name followed by a comma on the first line, but most of the time I don't. If they want to make it less "intimate", using "Dear sir," is entirely acceptable. I personally think it's just unnecessary fluff in an email, but hey, I play with guns, so I can't be trusted.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997It really depends on where you live and what your native language is. I personally think that a beginning like "Daniel,..." is rather unfriendly and arrogant. You'd never do that in German. A "Dear Daniel,..." is totally fine and not intimate at all - at least not for us Germans. I always use lines like "Hello XXX,...", which seems adequate enough. In German business, you usually either use the more formal "Sehr geehte/r Herr/Frau XXX" or, if the mail isn't too formal, "Hallo Herr/Frau XXX". And if it is a new mail, a greeting is necessary. Just a block of text without at least a "Hello" seems very unfriendly. Constantly repeating it in the following mails, though, indeed seems like "unnecessary fluff".
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Apparently starting an e-mail Dear ...[^] is too intimate. Some stupid septic thinks we should write to people starting "Hi All," or other such nonsense. If you can't be bothered to use the language properly then go back to your native tongue; maybe Soux should be made their language. BTW, If you're on LinkedIn, the b'cha is here[^].
Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. or "Drink. Get drunk. Fall over." - P O'H OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre
The formality and intimacy is determined by the punctuation:
Dear Mr. Lynch,
Would indicate that you know me
Dear Mr. Lynch:
Would indicate that you don't
Hey, A*hole
Would indicate that you really know me.
Need custom software developed? I do custom programming based primarily on MS tools with an emphasis on C# development and consulting. I also do Android Programming as I find it a refreshing break from the MS. "And they, since they Were not the one dead, turned to their affairs" -- Robert Frost
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Apparently starting an e-mail Dear ...[^] is too intimate. Some stupid septic thinks we should write to people starting "Hi All," or other such nonsense. If you can't be bothered to use the language properly then go back to your native tongue; maybe Soux should be made their language. BTW, If you're on LinkedIn, the b'cha is here[^].
Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. or "Drink. Get drunk. Fall over." - P O'H OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre
Oh Dear! ;P
Yusuf May I help you?
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Apparently starting an e-mail Dear ...[^] is too intimate. Some stupid septic thinks we should write to people starting "Hi All," or other such nonsense. If you can't be bothered to use the language properly then go back to your native tongue; maybe Soux should be made their language. BTW, If you're on LinkedIn, the b'cha is here[^].
Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. or "Drink. Get drunk. Fall over." - P O'H OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre
Dear Sir or Madam, I long to feel your touch once more, to smell the perfume that surrounds your very presence. .................. Now that's intimate.
Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.” I wouldn't let CG touch my Abacus!
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Dear Sir or Madam, I long to feel your touch once more, to smell the perfume that surrounds your very presence. .................. Now that's intimate.
Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.” I wouldn't let CG touch my Abacus!
Henry Minute wrote:
Now that's intimidating.
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Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. or "Drink. Get drunk. Fall over." - P O'H OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre
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The formality and intimacy is determined by the punctuation:
Dear Mr. Lynch,
Would indicate that you know me
Dear Mr. Lynch:
Would indicate that you don't
Hey, A*hole
Would indicate that you really know me.
Need custom software developed? I do custom programming based primarily on MS tools with an emphasis on C# development and consulting. I also do Android Programming as I find it a refreshing break from the MS. "And they, since they Were not the one dead, turned to their affairs" -- Robert Frost
If you like under the 4x2 in the garage, you'll find out how 'well' I know you...
Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. or "Drink. Get drunk. Fall over." - P O'H OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre