It is the start of a letter. Usually something such as; Dear Sir, Madam, Miss etc It may also begin with a name such as Dear Mr Smith
A proper business letter follows a certain format. First should be the persons return address. Under that, the date the letter is being written. The letter should then be addressed to Mr. Sir. Madam. Mrs. Ms. Miss. or whomever. After writing your letter, then enclose it with your signiture.
One can write the request by starting the letter with "Dear Sir or Madam". Continue on with the letter in lengthy explanation as to how the account got locked and why it needs to be unlocked. End the letter by thanking them for their time in helping resolve this manner.
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,
To address this person in a formal business letter, you would address the letter to "Dear Ms. Rodrigues." If you do not know the person the letter is being addressed to, start with, "To Whom it May Concern" or "Dear Sir or Madam."
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.
I usually startay business letter as follows:Dear Sir,What the letter is aboutand then I write the letter....
"Dear Sir," is all you need to use.
In a official letter If u write a letter to an officer by Designation If the letter is addressed to the head of a institution where the name is not known if he /she is not a friend
in a formal letter in the end. The British system clearly defines when to use Yours Sincerely. That is when you start the letter with the name of the recipient. If the letter is started Dear Sir, the letter is concluded by using the words Yours faithfully
'Sir' or 'Mr. President' for a start, then 'sir' after that.
Formal salutations are always followed by a colon. (Dear Sir Only in informatal writing do you use a comma. (Dear Sue,)
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Yes, when addressing someone directly in a letter or email, you should typically use a comma after the salutation. For example, "Dear Sir," or "Dear Mr. Smith,".
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You can address them as 'Sir' if they are a man, ' Miss' if you do not know if the lady is married or not, 'Madam' if you know the lady is married. If you are writing a letter, and you do not know the gender, you can address him/her as 'Dear Sir/Madam'. If you do not want to use any of the above, you may use 'excuse me'. Hope this answers your question :)