Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site watdaisy.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!watdaisy!ndiamond From: ndiamond@watdaisy.UUCP (Norman Diamond) Newsgroups: net.lang Subject: Re: all-purpose honorific Message-ID: <6944@watdaisy.UUCP> Date: Sat, 9-Feb-85 21:29:24 EST Article-I.D.: watdaisy.6944 Posted: Sat Feb 9 21:29:24 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 10-Feb-85 05:40:35 EST References: <191@uw70.UUCP> Organization: U of Waterloo, Ontario Lines: 16 > In letters, etc. I suggest the all-purpose, sex-neutral honorific > "Greetings". It is less stilted than "To Whom it May Concern" or > "Dear Sir or Madam", yet more formal than "Hi there" or "Dear Folks". > -- Ruth Ludwin I use "Gentleperson:", after having received a letter that used it. (Why is this in net.lang?) -- Norman Diamond UUCP: {decvax|utzoo|ihnp4|allegra|clyde}!watmath!watdaisy!ndiamond CSNET: ndiamond%watdaisy@waterloo.csnet ARPA: ndiamond%watdaisy%waterloo.csnet@csnet-relay.arpa "Opinions are those of the keyboard, and do not reflect on me or higher-ups."