Grammar - punctuation question. Does anyone have an opinion (or cites) on using a comma v. a colon in the the salutation of a letter, e.g., Dear So-and-so : or , ?
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brenda m - Oct 03, 2006 6:48:29 am PDT #1778 of 10001
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tommyrot - Oct 03, 2006 6:49:31 am PDT #1779 of 10001
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I've always thought that the colon is for more formal (business, etc.) letters.
Nilly - Oct 03, 2006 6:49:46 am PDT #1780 of 10001
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Of course, it's not an answer that's available to me, but still.
Jesse - Oct 03, 2006 6:51:06 am PDT #1781 of 10001
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I think colon is formal, comma more casual. So Dear Mr. Smith: or Dear Bob,
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Ailleann - Oct 03, 2006 6:52:16 am PDT #1782 of 10001
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Of course, it's not an answer that's available to me, but still.
We could just say cocksucker a lot? Maybe that would work?
brenda m - Oct 03, 2006 6:53:43 am PDT #1783 of 10001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
I think colon is formal, comma more casual. So Dear Mr. Smith: or Dear Bob,
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sarameg - Oct 03, 2006 6:56:45 am PDT #1784 of 10001
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§ ita § - Oct 03, 2006 6:57:15 am PDT #1785 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
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We could just say cocksucker a lot? Maybe that would work?
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Jesse - Oct 03, 2006 6:57:31 am PDT #1786 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
These people say always use a colon for business correspondence. [link] That's what I used to say, but have been beaten down by bosses who insisted on the comma. FYI.
Jessica - Oct 03, 2006 7:01:31 am PDT #1787 of 10001
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