writing a letter

[sophj-26]

jsut about to write an important letter and have the persons name, however it dosnt say if she is a mrs,miss or ms. What is technically correct to write if you are unsure?

[sara3]

Ms, although I hate that!

[DTCwordfan]

"Dear Bitch" ???

Seriously, Ms. or Madame and then remember the proper sign off depending which route you choose.

[bednobs]

if you have the name, cant you just use that?
ie dear jane brown

[anneasquith]

i prefer ms to mrs.

[Ellipsis]

Ms.

[DTCwordfan]

Dear Sir or Madame, yours faithfully and a Dear Ms, Name, yours siuncerely.

[sara3]

↑ oops

[anneasquith]

or sincerely ? :)

[DTCwordfan]

sincerely - can't spell today!

[mrs_overall]

Ms

[bednobs]

ps, don't put Madame - unless you are writing to the proprietress of a brothel

[jackthehat]

Either,

Dear Jane Brown,
Dear Ms Brown, or,
Dear Madam......(no 'e', unless you know she's French).

[mrs_overall]

You should only ever start a letter with "Dear Bitch" if you are writing to either my mother in law or Sharon Shoesmith

[DTCwordfan]

lol Mrs O

[ladybirder]

I'm with bednobs - Dear Jane Brown, or Dear John Smith is perfectly acceptable.

[anneasquith]

" in the old days " school children were taught to address letters with dear sir/madam. unless they were friends or family.

[Kleiber]

I'd go along with "Dear Ms. .......(name)". I think it's so much more polite to use a title (Mr., Mrs., Ms - whatever). I hate it when people address me by just my first & surnames and don't put "Mrs." in front. (One of my best friends is a gross offender - I hope she reads this!!). At least the thing about "Ms" (even though I don't like it) is that if you don't know whether a woman is married or not (and how she prefers to be addressed), you're pretty safe with "Ms".

[bednobs]

you want your best friend to refer to you as "mrs ....."???

[sara3]

lol

[Kleiber]

No, bedknobs!! I didn't make myself clear, did I? It's when she sends me stuff in the post - she just addresses the envelope with first name & surname. I think it's impolite. I've opened a can of worms, haven't I???