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Dear all vs Dear All

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Ellu777

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I am a little confused about the capitalisation of the word "all" in the phrase Dear All at the beginning of e-mails. I've seen it in e-mails from highly educated native speakers. Does it show respect for the recipients? And would the same logic apply to Dear Colleagues (as opposed to Dear colleagues)? Thank you.
 
    • I would capitalize any word in a salutation except articles and prepositions (which wouldn't be likely in a salutation anyway).

    EDIT E.g. Dear Members of the Board,
     
    It follows the capitalization pattern of Dear SusanDear HenryDear Mr. and Mrs. Tammand so onso it looks normal to people who are familiar with that pattern.
     
    “Dear All” seems impersonal in a way “Dear Colleagues” does not. And it is a phrase I find disrespectful and do not use at work.
     
    The Newt said:
    I would capitalize any word in a salutation except articles and prepositions (which wouldn't be likely in a salutation anyway).

    EDIT E.g. Dear Members of the Board,
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    Thank you very much! So a salutation would follow the same rules as a title.
     
    DonnyB said:
    I don't see anything wrong with it.

    When I was still at workwe used to get e-mails all the time addressed to multiple recipients which started "Dear All". :)
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    :thumbsup:

    I think it's okay. It's a bit informalbut it can be useful way of addressing multiple individuals who don't have a clearly defined relationship with you.
     
    I see it capitalized in some cases and in lower case in others.

    Ellu777 said:
    Does it show respect for the recipients?
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    Noit’ just a habitor a patternas Egmont said in #3.

    The Newt said:
    it can be useful way of addressing multiple individuals who don't have a clearly defined relationship with you
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    Agreedthere are plenty of people that don’t fit into the tidy category of “colleagues”. “Dear all/All” is usefully vague.
     
    Ellu777 said:
    I am a little confused about the capitalisation of the word "all" in the phrase Dear All at the beginning of e-mails. I've seen it in e-mails from highly educated native speakers. Does it show respect for the recipients? And would the same logic apply to Dear Colleagues (as opposed to Dear colleagues)? Thank you.
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    I would not worry about "respect" in this case. Here in the U.S.we don't worry much about obsequious salutations,
    I consider "Dear All" to be quite polite -- unlike the (in my opinion) accursed "Hey" that some learners think makes them seem "native.":rolleyes:
     
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