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My husband, who is also my boss, insists that it is correct when you write a letter to put a colon after the person to whom it is addressed. I alway put a coma, which is correct?
This seems to be an increasing change between British and American writing style. In all my working years I never received a letter with a colon following the greeting, even from American correspondents.
However, increasingly American instruction is to put a colon instead of a comma.
Personally, I would do what I find most comfortable. It won't stop a man on a galloping horse
I'd agree on what Anglika said. Not once have I received a letter with a colon following 'Dear'.
We've all been taught to use a comma, and now, all of a sudden(to me, at least), we have a differentiation (AmE, BrE).
Seemingly flawless usually gets full of flaws by inquiring closely one state which was due to the moment of observing, so do as you think you should...
Colon or coma? 
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