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Subject: Re: Letter Salutations
Message-ID: <571@utastro.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 25-Mar-86 12:42:36 EST
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Posted: Tue Mar 25 12:42:36 1986
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In article <825@im4u.UUCP>, jsq@im4u.UUCP (John Quarterman) writes:
> Two I've seen used a lot are "Folks" and "Greetings".
> I suppose the former is mostly appropriate when you
> actually know most of the people you're addressing.

The latter was made infamous (and, I suspect, still unusable) just prior to
U.S. entry into WWII as the salutation on all draft notices ...

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Ed Nather
Astronomy Dept, U of Texas @ Austin
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