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Punctuating a salutation on a line by itself [duplicate]
In a salutation on a line by itself, which version is punctuated correctly?
Hi, Mr Lawler,
I am writing to say [...]
Hi Mr Lawler,
I am writing to say [...]
Hi, Mr Lawler.
I am ...
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Salutation punctuation: is "Hi!," okay? [closed]
A friend of mine uses both an exclamation mark and a comma in his letter salutations, like so:
Hi George!,
I have never seen this before, and was wondering if it's grammatically kosher. Thoughts?