"Hi" or "Mr./Miss. Name" can be used instead of dear.
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Use the name of the person who wrote the letter, and write a formal letter. Use the salutation "Dear Mr. ____" or "Dear Mrs. _____" as a salutation.
Yes, it is correct to use a capital letter after the comma in "Dear Sir" as it is used as a salutation at the beginning of a letter or email.
It is not recommended that a writer use "Dear Gentlemen's" in a salutation. "Dear gentlemen's" is referring to the gentlemen's object, not the men themselves. Try using "Dear gentlemen" instead.
Yes, "dear" can be used to address a man or boy in a friendly or affectionate way. However, it is more commonly used with women or girls.
You would normally capitalize nouns in the salutation, Dear Residents: (but this is not a significant aspect of the letter and is often ignored). If you use a longer salutation, such as "My dear Neighbors," the word dear would not be capitalized.
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"Dear" is what people use it nowadays.
"Dear Sir," is all you need to use.
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No, you do not need to capitalize "dear" in a cover letter. In a salutation, it is customary to capitalize the first word and any proper nouns, but "dear" is not typically considered a proper noun. So, you would write "Dear Hiring Manager" or "Dear Ms. Smith" with a capital letter for the first word and any proper nouns, but just "dear" on its own should be lowercase.