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Salutation in a letter is the initial greeting to your reader and should be addressed accordingly. Depending on who the letter is being addressed to, a salutation can began with Dear, Dear Sir or Madam, To Whom It May Concern, or Hello.
Gentlemen:
A salutation is an addressing to the person that the letter is addressed to and in a business letter you should always start with "Dear" and then add something like "Sir" or "Madam" immediately after it.
The proper salutation for a retired General is "General (Retired)" or "General Smith (Retired)" when addressing them formally.
A letter would be addressed to Mr. and Doctor. If they are both Doctors it would be Doctor and Doctor.
The salutation of a letter addressed to two men named Smith is:Dear Messrs. Smith,The plural of Mr. is Messrs. from the abbreviation of French messieurs (which is the plural of monsieur).
The classic non-sexist general salutation is "To Whom It May Concern:" It is also acceptable to use "Ladies and Gentlemen:" (my personal preference) or any other polite non-sexist phrase that is appropriate to your audience -- "To The Recipient Of This Letter:" or "Dear Recipient:" If you have any information about the nature of your recipient(s), you can use it to narrow the generality of your salutation -- "Dear Admissions Counselor:" or "To The Customer Service Staff:" or "Dear Service Representative:" or "Dear Animal Welfare Supporter:"
Governor. If it was a previous governor you would simply say former Governor.
addrress and name 'Dear Mesdames' would be correct, but also very formal, to be less formal you could get away with 'Dear Ladies', or if you are close personal friends of both of them it would be entirely appropriate to use their first names, depending on the nature of the letter.
what is the antonym of salutation
Send your letter in a properly addressed, white envelope.
Traditionally, Mr and Mrs (insert last name). She took his name in marriage.