Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!mhuxn!mhuxm!mhuxj!houxm!vax135!cornell!uw-beaver!uw-june!uw70!ruth From: ruth@uw70 (Ruth Ludwin) Newsgroups: net.lang Subject: all-purpose honorific Message-ID: <191@uw70.UUCP> Date: Thu, 7-Feb-85 15:22:30 EST Article-I.D.: uw70.191 Posted: Thu Feb 7 15:22:30 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 9-Feb-85 08:24:48 EST Lines: 7 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 University of Washington Geophysics Program -- Seattle