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From: hxe@rayssd.UUCP (Heather Emanuel)
Newsgroups: soc.women
Subject: Re: Re: Wanted: Business-letter greeting
Message-ID: <165@rayssd.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 24-Sep-86 12:15:12 EDT
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Posted: Wed Sep 24 12:15:12 1986
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Sender: hxe@rayssd.UUCP (Heather Emanuel @ Raytheon Co., Portsmouth RI)
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Well, several of my friends have told me that it's radical, and not
a whole lot of people are using it yet, but it's catching on in the
business world and *I* like it a lot, so here goes:

I leave the salutation off.  Yep, just leave it blank.  The header
of the letter is so full of stuff anyway, with your return address
and the business address, that it's not as though you're leaving a
huge whole in the paper or anything.  You'd be surprised how few
people really notice that it's missing.  Frankly, I'd *much* rather
get a letter like that than one that sounds forced or that is wrong.

Here's a sample:
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					00 My Street Road
					Mytown, XX 11111
Director of Admissions
College of my Choice
1 University Row
Anytown, USA 00000
9/24/86

Enclosed are copies of the 800 papers I have published this year and
letters of recommendation from 9 heads of foreign states describing
my academic achievements.  I am intrigued by your university's
reputation and I am interested in any programs you have in my field.
Could you please send me more info ASAP, as I am soon leaving to
star in a television movie based on my life?

I am sorry that I could not address you personally, but I was unable
to find your name in any reference book available on earth.

				Sincerely,

				Heather Emanuel
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Well, you get the idea....

-- 
--Heather Emanuel
  {allegra,cci632,gatech,ihnp4,linus,mirror,raybed2} rayssd!hxe
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   I don't think my company *has* an opinion, so the ones in this
                  article are obviously my own.
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