Letters

[Rubberduckie]

I know this isn't literature exactly but I don't know where else to put this question: when you write a business letter, why do you put the address of the recipient above his/her name? My guess is it's to avoid confusion if the letter begins "Dear Sir/Madam..." Any ideas? Thanks in advance.

[gary baldy]

I suppose it goes back to a time when all letters for one firm would be sent to a post room and then distributed (perhaps to several sites). The letter might have past through 2 or 3 hands before it reached its recipient.
Just a thought.

[tony1941]

Gary is quite right, but the other advantage is that you can fold the letter and use a window envelope which saves a whole typing (or even printing, these days) operation.

[Argee]

When I worked in an office it helped when filing the copy letters as these usually went into the recipients' file. If the names and addresses were not clearly visible you would not know who you had written to!

[tracygibbs]

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[tracygibbs]

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