This got a sensible chuckle out of me but I haven’t seen anyone use ‘Dear…’ in a professional setting. It should lead with the names of the main addressees and maybe a pleasantry.
For a printed business letter, put their contact info in the top right, and address them with their title and surname, followed by a colon. For example,
When I learned business letter writing, they didn't. I realize things are a lot less formal now, but I still wouldn't write "dear x" in a business setting.
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inlandempire@jlai.lu · 26 pts · 35d
"Sup fuckers, [...]"
RunJun@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 20 pts · 35d
This got a sensible chuckle out of me but I haven’t seen anyone use ‘Dear…’ in a professional setting. It should lead with the names of the main addressees and maybe a pleasantry.
‘Morning, Jim and Bob,
Did you get that thing I sent ya?’
fishy@lemmy.today · 4 pts · 35d
Yeah I've been a corpo for over a decade and can't recall any dear fishy emails except when dealing with overseas production in China and Vietnam.
eestileib@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 35d
For a printed business letter, put their contact info in the top right, and address them with their title and surname, followed by a colon. For example,
Professor Thorne:
President Kennedy:
Father Milligan:
Ms Helgastottir:
IAmNorRealTakeYourMeds@lemmy.world · 20 pts · 35d
Grew up in Spain, spent the past 20+ years in English speaking countries,
It still creeps me out that I have to write "Dear" on emails.
Like, we haven't even met.
Lumidaub@feddit.org · 3 pts · 35d
Same but with German. Just anglophone things.
ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml · 14 pts · 35d
And don't get me started on "yours truly"
taiyang@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 35d
For a while, I opened my cover letters with "Hi." like I'm fucking Windows 11 looking for a fresh install at their employment.
OwOarchist@pawb.social · 4 pts · 35d
At this point, you should probably try to introduce yourself like a LLM ... or just have an LLM write it for you.
The middle management types reading it love LLMs, and they'll instantly find the writing style comfortable and familiar.
farmgineer@nord.pub · 10 pts · 35d
When I learned business letter writing, they didn't. I realize things are a lot less formal now, but I still wouldn't write "dear x" in a business setting.
mathemachristian@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 8 pts · 35d
Be sure to stand out when sending your resume by starting the letter with "Dearest ..."
Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de · 3 pts · 35d
My dearest Melpert...
RebekahWSD@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 35d
I had never even thought of it as a term of endearment, it was just "start a letter this way". Now that'll be such in my head!
OwOarchist@pawb.social · 6 pts · 35d
captainlezbian@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 35d
When I noticed it I switched to "Greetings" or "Good [time of day]"
Jankatarch@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 35d
It's like if we casually used "esteemed" or "the most respectable" when emailing people.
justlemmyin@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 35d
Aloe love,
MoffKalast@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 35d