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<blockquote data-quote="LostInCalifornia" data-source="post: 2092990" data-attributes="member: 743456">I understand that X is not one of your dears, but that is not the way that it is meant in formal correspondence.If you looked in a very old etiquette book, you&#039;d see that the norm used to be Dear Sir. That was before my time and yours, and that changed when women became more visible in the workplace in positions other than clerical. &quot;Dear Sir&quot; and &quot;Gentleman&quot; were standard.If the email is formal, saying, &quot;Dear Ms. Smith&quot; is correct and impersonal. You could be less formal and just say &quot;Greetings&quot; but it sounds as if you want to take a different tone.You could also write it in memo form:TO: XFROM: YouRE: SubjectThat way, you wouldn&#039;t have to Dear anyone.Hope you find something that works for you.good luck</blockquote>

[QUOTE="LostInCalifornia, post: 2092990, member: 743456"] I understand that X is not one of your dears, but that is not the way that it is meant in formal correspondence. If you looked in a very old etiquette book, you'd see that the norm used to be Dear Sir. That was before my time and yours, and that changed when women became more visible in the workplace in positions other than clerical. "Dear Sir" and "Gentleman" were standard. If the email is formal, saying, "Dear Ms. Smith" is correct and impersonal. You could be less formal and just say "Greetings" but it sounds as if you want to take a different tone. You could also write it in memo form: TO: X FROM: You RE: Subject That way, you wouldn't have to Dear anyone. Hope you find something that works for you. good luck [/QUOTE]

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