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05-Jul-2006, 03:12

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Salutation

How do you write the saluation if you don't know if the addressee is male or female? An example is Marty as the first name.

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05-Jul-2006, 06:30

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Re: Salutation

If you have the person's last name, try,

Dear Marty Smith,

If you don't have the person's last name, try,

Dear Marty,

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