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GoddessOfGuinness (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-24-05 01:52 PM Original message |
A Question for D.U. Grammar Geeks |
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Midlodemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-24-05 01:56 PM Response to Original message |
1. I would write |
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Oeditpus Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-24-05 01:56 PM Response to Original message |
2. 'Dear Sirs' is the first answer |
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GoddessOfGuinness (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-24-05 02:06 PM Response to Reply #2 |
8. I like the chairpersons idea... |
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Oeditpus Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-24-05 02:15 PM Response to Reply #8 |
10. Not really |
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In_The_Wind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-24-05 01:56 PM Response to Original message |
3. I would go with Dear Chairmen |
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Rabrrrrrr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-24-05 01:58 PM Response to Original message |
4. Dear Mssrs. Chairman |
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GoddessOfGuinness (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-24-05 02:12 PM Response to Reply #4 |
9. Mssrs. |
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eyesroll (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-24-05 01:58 PM Response to Original message |
5. I might write: |
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RebelOne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-24-05 02:03 PM Response to Original message |
6. I would just go with the simple Dear Sirs. |
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GoddessOfGuinness (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-24-05 02:15 PM Response to Reply #6 |
11. That certainly would be the simplest... |
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Crazy Guggenheim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-24-05 02:05 PM Response to Original message |
7. See if this helps. Here's a link to ........... |
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Blue_In_AK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-24-05 02:17 PM Response to Original message |
12. I would say "Gentlemen," I think. n/t |
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VaYallaDawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-24-05 03:55 PM Response to Reply #12 |
17. I'm with you, I'd use Gentlemen. |
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Prisoner_Number_Six (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-24-05 02:18 PM Response to Original message |
13. "To Whom This Concerns" |
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Sanity Claws (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-24-05 03:59 PM Response to Reply #13 |
22. I hate this greeting |
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ComerPerro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-24-05 02:18 PM Response to Original message |
14. How about "Hey youse guys" or "Listen, ya buncha wiseasses" |
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RedCloud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-24-05 02:28 PM Response to Original message |
15. Dear assholes who cannot trust each other enough... |
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Gormy Cuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-24-05 05:11 PM Response to Reply #15 |
24. Public relations major in college? |
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Bossy Monkey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-24-05 03:52 PM Response to Original message |
16. Plural of "mister" is "messrs," but it's an awfully awkward construction |
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Shakespeare (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-24-05 03:59 PM Response to Reply #16 |
20. For correspondence, it's just "Mssrs." |
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bertha katzenengel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-24-05 03:56 PM Response to Original message |
18. I'd write "Dear Chairmen:" |
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MarsThe Cat (978 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-24-05 03:58 PM Response to Original message |
19. do you know their names? |
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KG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-24-05 03:59 PM Response to Original message |
21. yo, homeys! |
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mzteris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-24-05 05:03 PM Response to Original message |
23. I like Gentlemen: but see below: |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-24-05 05:14 PM Response to Original message |
25. Dear Most Awesome Chairdudes (if it's a positive letter). If you're |
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skygazer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-24-05 05:16 PM Response to Original message |
26. I would use "Gentlemen" |
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