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Old 02-Apr-2008, 14:22
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Which is the correct structure: "to the attention" of or "for the attention of"


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What context is this??
If addressing a letter:

Big British Corporation
Attn: Mr. Small Cog
121 The Boulevarde

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I need it to send a fax. And I also need it when I send an email to a "general" email address (not a personal one, such as contact@.....), so I need to specify who I'm sending this email or fax to .


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