Comments on: Business Letter and Business Email Salutations http://blog.instructionalsolutions.com/2009/02/12/business-letter-and-business-email-salutations/ A blog to help business people write better and manage information in less time. And, enjoy it. Thu, 04 Feb 2010 09:00:04 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Mary Cullen http://blog.instructionalsolutions.com/2009/02/12/business-letter-and-business-email-salutations/comment-page-1/#comment-804 Mary Cullen Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:22:04 +0000 http://blog.instructionalsolutions.com/?p=511#comment-804 Jacquelyn, Thanks for the helpful clarification. When writing a salutation for most religious orders, "reverend" does function as an adjective, not a noun, so it would not be used in a salutation, with the exception of Roman Catholic priests. (I verified this with my Jesuit adviser at my alma mater, Boston College.) I changed the example in this post from "Dear Reverend" to "Dear Pastor" to broaden the example. It seems this issue warrants its own post! In my Episcopal church, salutations are particularly troublesome. A salutation for a male priest is "Dear Father Paul." For a female priest, it is "Dear Mother Sarah," which sounds odd to my ear. I'm going to check with the Princeton Theological Institute on this, and write a post devoted specifically to the issue of religious salutations. Thanks for raising this issue more directly! Here is an excellent listing of proper salutations for various religious denominations: http://www.tanenbaum.org/etiquette_leaders.html Jacquelyn,
Thanks for the helpful clarification. When writing a salutation for most religious orders, “reverend” does function as an adjective, not a noun, so it would not be used in a salutation, with the exception of Roman Catholic priests. (I verified this with my Jesuit adviser at my alma mater, Boston College.)

I changed the example in this post from “Dear Reverend” to “Dear Pastor” to broaden the example. It seems this issue warrants its own post! In my Episcopal church, salutations are particularly troublesome. A salutation for a male priest is “Dear Father Paul.” For a female priest, it is “Dear Mother Sarah,” which sounds odd to my ear. I’m going to check with the Princeton Theological Institute on this, and write a post devoted specifically to the issue of religious salutations. Thanks for raising this issue more directly!

Here is an excellent listing of proper salutations for various religious denominations: http://www.tanenbaum.org/etiquette_leaders.html

]]> By: Jacquelyn O'Sullivan http://blog.instructionalsolutions.com/2009/02/12/business-letter-and-business-email-salutations/comment-page-1/#comment-803 Jacquelyn O'Sullivan Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:12:04 +0000 http://blog.instructionalsolutions.com/?p=511#comment-803 Point of correction; "Dear Reverend" is NEVER correct, unless the addressee's first name is Reverend. The proper form is "Mr./Miss/Mrs./Ms, unless the individual is a religious (sister, brother, nun, Roman Catholic or Orthodox priest ONLY), in which case the proper title prefaces the addressee's preferred name. Point of correction; “Dear Reverend” is NEVER correct, unless the addressee’s first name is Reverend. The proper form is “Mr./Miss/Mrs./Ms, unless the individual is a religious (sister, brother, nun, Roman Catholic or Orthodox priest ONLY), in which case the proper title prefaces the addressee’s preferred name.

]]> By: Mary Cullen http://blog.instructionalsolutions.com/2009/02/12/business-letter-and-business-email-salutations/comment-page-1/#comment-627 Mary Cullen Fri, 14 Aug 2009 19:01:21 +0000 http://blog.instructionalsolutions.com/?p=511#comment-627 Hi Siggy, You'll find detailed information on salutations for a group here: http://blog.instructionalsolutions.com/2009/02/17/business-email-salutations-to-a-group/ In your case, it sounds like your salutation is addressing less than five people. If so, just list their names in the salutation. Mary Hi Siggy,
You’ll find detailed information on salutations for a group here: http://blog.instructionalsolutions.com/2009/02/17/business-email-salutations-to-a-group/

In your case, it sounds like your salutation is addressing less than five people. If so, just list their names in the salutation.
Mary

]]> By: Siggy Reichstein http://blog.instructionalsolutions.com/2009/02/12/business-letter-and-business-email-salutations/comment-page-1/#comment-625 Siggy Reichstein Fri, 14 Aug 2009 07:59:19 +0000 http://blog.instructionalsolutions.com/?p=511#comment-625 I'm not sure on how to address a female + several males. Would it go 'Dear Ms. xxx, dear Sirs,' or 'Dear Ms. xxx, Gentlemen:' I may be mixed up about U.S. and British usage..... I’m not sure on how to address a female + several males. Would it go ‘Dear Ms. xxx, dear Sirs,’ or ‘Dear Ms. xxx, Gentlemen:’ I may be mixed up about U.S. and British usage…..

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