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'Dear Friends' versus 'Dear friends'



 
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'Dear Friends' versus 'Dear friends' #1 (permalink) Fri Aug 25, 2006 4:58 am   'Dear Friends' versus 'Dear friends'
 

Hi

I am often confused at the start of some formal or informal letter.

Dear Friends or
Dear friends

Dear All or
Dear all

Dear Colleagues or
Dear colleagues

Is it a metter of personal choice? Or there is some rule?

Tom
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'Dear Friends' versus 'Dear friends' #2 (permalink) Fri Aug 25, 2006 8:09 am   'Dear Friends' versus 'Dear friends'
 

Hi Tom

If the letter were formal, I'd capitalize: Dear Colleagues,

Amy
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'Dear Friends' versus 'Dear friends' #3 (permalink) Fri Aug 25, 2006 18:07 pm   'Dear Friends' versus 'Dear friends'
 

Me too.
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