Hi? Dear? Should formal mail opens

Hi? Dear? Should formal mail opens

How to start an email? Especially when you're writing to someone you don't know very well or can be a new client or managerial person - can be a real challenge. It is very important for e-world as the first presenting ourselves through good words.

I almost always write “Dear” in my e-mail correspondence to people I don’t know. Hi and Hello should not be used in formal email messages. In formal emails, it is best to begin with Dear + title (e.g., Mr., Ms., Professor, Dr.) + last name + comma, as in the examples below:

  • Dear Mr. Vivek,

For informal and personal messages you can use either Hi + name or Hello + name, as shown below. Hi is more personal and less formal. 

  • Hi Amba,
  • Hello Sibaprasad,

If I receive any emails with title Dear Nishant, Hi Nishant, Hello Nishant. I searched my inbox and realized that I was experiencing the same phenomenon. Some time received mail with no Title or @Nishant. It just daily how we are using. But first time MATTERS A LOT. I read an article on BBC and it mentioned,

It's time we ditched "Dear..." from work e-mails, according to a US political figure, who says it's too intimate. So what is the most appropriate way to greet someone in an e-mail - hi, hey or just get straight to the point?

It is again same fighting point between US and UK like "SIR" words. If someone uses SIR word to British ruled country it will be an awesome word but of US it will be scolding kind of word.

When you're writing a business email to someone you don't know well (or at all), they say there's one safe choice, and a bunch you should usually avoid. Awaited good suggestions. @nnishantgohel


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