If you start a letter with the persons name it should end 'Yours Sincerely'Dear Jeeves
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I believe it always starts with Dear Eg Dear Sir / Madam, Dear Mr Smith i believe it can start with both. but "dear" is used the most.
Yours faithfully is used if the letter is addressed Dear Sir or Dear Madam (never Dear Sir/Madam unless you want to look like junk mail). Yours sincerely is used if the letter is addressed Dear Mr Smith (or Mrs Smith). See: http://www.debretts.co.uk/forms-of-address.aspx for all the details you will ever need on this subject.
An email is a digital form of sending a letter, so, the best way to start this email/letter would be: Dear Sir or Madame,(depending on gender) and ending it with: Sincearly yours, (name)
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If you begin the letter with 'Dear Sir or Dear Madam', the letter should end 'Yours Faithfully'. If you start a letter with the persons name it should end 'Yours Sincerely'
If you start Dear Mr Bloggs, you should sign off "Yours sincerely". If you start Dear Sir/Madam or Dear Customer, you should sign off "Yours faithfully".
Following the date, inside address, and reference (optional), a business letter should begin with a greeting called 'the salutation', followed by the body of the letter.Examples:Dear Mr. Jones,Dear Ms. Smith,Dear Dr. Abernathy,Dear Valued Customer,Dear Sir,Dear Madam,Dear Sir/Madam,
no you should start with Dear (name), then continue
A letter of complaint is a formal letter and should be written in the "business letter style". Address it to the head of whichever department is applicable. The letter always starts with "Dear Sir/Madam" and ends with "Yours Sincerely" or "Yours Faithfully" and your name and signature.
A letter to the postmaster general should begin with "Dear Sir,".