A greeting is a polite phrase of welcome or recognition given by someone upon meeting another, or when beginning a letter to another.
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How do you greet multiple recipients in an e-mail?
How do you greet multiple recipients in an e-mail?
Assuming they're both male, I just use "Sirs", but it seems a bit informal.
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What is an appropriate response to “what's up” greeting?
Sorry if it's a trivial question, but when someone uses what's up as a greeting I have no idea what they want to hear. What are the possible answers and what does this question mean exactly?
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When is it appropriate to use the title “Miss” as opposed to “Ms.”?
There has been some disagreement in my other online searches, and in my own education.
Assuming that I do not know if the individual addressed is married, when should I use Miss Brown, and when ...
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“I'm well” vs. “I'm good” vs. “I'm doing well”, etc
The greeting How are you? is asking How are you doing in general?
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How are you?
I'm well. [Misunderstood the question.]
because well as an adjective which means:
in good health ...
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Is it appropriate to use the salutation “Dear All” in a work email?
I have observed that in my work place, whenever a mail is sent to more that one person( like an information, meeting request or a notice etc.), the mail starts with the salutation "Dear All". This, ...
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When someone asks, “How are you?”
When someone asks, "How are you?" are you supposed to answer, "Good," or "Fine," and ask back?
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Should I capitalize the starting sentence after a greeting that ends in a comma (e.g. “Hello,”)?
Should I open the starting sentence after comma in adressing "Hi," ("Hello,") with capital letter?
Hi, Xxxl, Dear Xxx L,
let me ...
vs.
Dear Xxx L,
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In Russian it ...
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Do you really answer “How do you do?” with “How do you do?”
We're told in our English classes (learning English as a foreign language) that the only possible answer to
How do you do?
is to repeat the question:
How do you do?
(While it's ...
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Is it always appropriate to reciprocate when asked “How are you?” [closed]
This question is related to When someone asks how are you, are you supposed to answer, "Good," or "Fine," and ask back?. There, the answer by z7sg Ѫ claims it is sometimes appropriate not to ...
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Precise names for parts of a day
I have learnt these words so far, please correct me if I'm wrong:
Dawn, maybe 4am–6am?
Morning, maybe 6am–9am? The food for the morning is called breakfast. People greet each other Good morning!
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Can “Sure” be used to respond to “Thanks”?
I often hear "Sure" in response when I say "Thank you" or "Thanks" to someone. I don't know — is this correct usage? If it is considered good, I'll use it someday.
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Is there a season's greeting for Halloween?
There is "Season's greetings" or "Merry Christmas" for Christmas. But is there something for Halloween? "Happy Halloween" just does not sound right to me because of the contrast between "happy" and ...
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“Good night” or “good evening”?
If it's 7:30pm, which of these phrases is correct, Good night or Good evening?
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How did Americans greet each other before “Hi”?
I had assumed that "hi" was a somehow abbreviated form of "hello," but though both of these words appear to have originated from a noise to attract attention, hi actually predates hello. These words ...
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Is it redundant to append “bye” to “speak to you later”?
Are the closing greetings "see you later", "talk to you later", and the like sufficient to end a conversation (especially a phone conversation) or must they be succeeded by "bye" or another word of ...
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Greeting a close friend (United States)
I (male) have a very good (female) friend over in the south-western United States that I met one year ago and we're exchanging mails or messages from time to time. We're both not older than 22 and I ...
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What do I have to say when I enter into a house?
In Italy when you want to enter inside the house of a stranger or also of a friend you knock at the door and say, "Permesso?" meaning, "Can I enter?" or "Do I have the permission to enter in your ...
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Should “Good Morning” always be used as the first greeting of the day? [closed]
Is it true that regardless of the time of the day, the first wish to a person must be Good morning? Even if I meet him in the afternoon?
