Timeline for Salutation for three or more professors
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| Apr 20, 2021 at 21:52 | comment | added | jsw29 | It is puzzling how not 'being inordinately lengthy' could possibly count in favour of this form, when the alternative is bound to be shorter. Also the claim that 'this version gives adequate respect to each addressee' suggests that the alternative would be less respectful, and there is no reason why that would be the case (as @BruceWayne has pointed out, Messrs is a well established salutation). Finally, the answer confuses the issue by using the abbreviation Prof. - whether Professor or Prof. is preferable is independent of the question the OP is raising. | |
| Apr 14, 2021 at 22:19 | history | edited | Benjamin Wang | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
added 120 characters in body
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| Apr 14, 2021 at 22:17 | comment | added | Benjamin Wang | @BruceWayne ahhh, now everyone should see how insidious this bug is. (See the meta post in my earlier comment) I never intended to claim it is "the correct" way -- it is more like "I would use this salutation, based on my experience". The edit was put in place to circumvent a bug on this site. | |
| Apr 14, 2021 at 19:26 | comment | added | BruceWayne | Any reference for it being the "correct" salutation? For four men, you can say "Dear Messrs. Smith, Doe, Jackson, and Wayne," which is a correct salutation. Why wouldn't "Professors Smith, Doe, .." be correct? | |
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| Apr 13, 2021 at 20:39 | comment | added | Benjamin Wang | Meta post is here | |
| S Apr 13, 2021 at 20:36 | history | suggested | cigien | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
Edited to allow the salutation in the answer. This should be raised on Meta anyway
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| Apr 13, 2021 at 20:16 | comment | added | Benjamin Wang | Wow. I am certain I didn’t type that. Is this some sort of StackExchange algorithm that deletes salutations? I know some algorithms delete greetings such as “Hi”, or “Thank you”. Obviously I meant to start with “Dear Prof.” EDIT: It is not letting me edit! I am raising this on Meta. | |
| Apr 13, 2021 at 20:12 | history | answered | Benjamin Wang | CC BY-SA 4.0 |