atw: Re: Dear Sir/Madam,

  • From: Howard Silcock <howard.silcock@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Tue, 3 Aug 2010 15:08:11 +1000

Well, I'm in Canberra - but I don't think this is a regional thing. As
I said, in practice almost everyone writes 'Hi Fred'. But I can't help
thinking about the grammar and how you would parse the  sentence. And
logically I think the comma is needed. Doesn't mean I'm going to use
it in practice, though.
Howard

On 03/08/2010, Suzy Davis <suzy.davis@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hello,
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> Wow - that's never occurred to me - to write
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> Hi, Jane
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> I would write "Dear Jane,", "Hi Jane"  but never "Hi, Jane"
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> I understand the grammatical pause - but I'm not sure that I would want it -
> maybe "Hi Jane," ...
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> It's not in common use in Australia as far I am aware.
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> Where are yous, Howard and Amanda, located? J
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> Regards Suzy
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> From: austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Amanda Cat
> Sent: Tuesday, 3 August 2010 1:45 PM
> To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: atw: Re: Dear Sir/Madam,
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> I concur, Howard.  I always use a comma after "Hi" followed by <name>.
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> I was taught that, whenever addressing a person directly, always offset with
> a comma.
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> People at my work have commented on it and asked why I do it. Out comes the
> grammar lessons.... ;)
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> Amanda
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