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Addressing unknown people in business

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Churchview Wed 30-Apr-25 09:05:16

I can't work out if they used your surname/familyname or your first name?

Dear Jane might be ok, but Dear Jones would be a bit odd without the Mrs.

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petra Wed 30-Apr-25 09:03:52

Oh dear 🤦🏼‍♀️

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LOUISA1523 Wed 30-Apr-25 09:01:43

I don't have a problem with people calling me by my first name ....i prefer it

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Luckygirl3 Wed 30-Apr-25 08:30:34

I have no problem with people using my first name - it is what I am called after all.

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mokryna Wed 30-Apr-25 08:09:34

I am dealing with two different English companies by email and they both start their correspondence with, Hello and then my family name. Is this normal? No use of Mr. or Ms nor Good morning/ afternoon.

To be honest I still am a bit shocked when people assume they can use my first name without knowing me, for example the time I had a medical problem and had to visit a hospital in the UK, they don’t do this in France, yet.

I am not talking about meeting people in everyday life but in business.

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