2012/11/8 Anne Wilson <cannewil...@googlemail.com>: > >> This is an official letter, and therefore should have the official >> address to the recipient. >> >> Consider using a more generinc term, like «Greetings» or «Good >> morgning» (depending on the time of day you send the email.) or a >> similar term. >> >> This is far too colloquial, and unsuitable for a letter to an >> official body. >> > Agreed.
Yes, +1 But here we have the differences of English "rules" in different countries and even schools. In Germany in "Business English" I learned to address the recipient in an official letter with "Madam, Sir, On behalf of........" No "dear" or "forever yours" :) I received some official letters with that same address from English companies (mostly unwanted business offers but nevertheless), one even from a company specialized in setting up LTD organisations by UK laws. -- wobo