"Dear team"/ "Dear all"/ "Dear colleagues" Since I don't use a name after dear, I don't need to use Capital letter. is it correct?
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In this case, "all" is a noun. It is a specific noun, so it is called a proper noun. Proper nouns are capitalized. This applies for "team," "colleague," "employees" or anything else, such as "Dear Costco Sales Team," or "Dear Apollo 11 Crew,"
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Thank you, Michael. Can "Dear All" be considered to be more polite than "Dear all"? I have searched some business email writing samples and found some use "All" and some don't.– WangSep 19, 2015 at 4:30
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@Wang You asked about capitalization, so I answered that. I don't know to whom you are writing, so I can't say whether "Dear All," is polite or not. The capitalization does not make it polite or impolite. If I were writing this, and sending it to my colleagues, I would write "Dear Colleagues," I do not like "DearAll," and prefer to address the people receiving the email; "Dear Cisco Employees / Sales Team / 2015 Award Winers," etc. Sep 19, 2015 at 4:40
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1"All" is definitely not a noun. In any case, it can be a pronoun. Jun 30, 2017 at 9:21