To me, Dear all conveys laziness. A well-thought-out message should have a specific audience that the message applies to. Dear coworkers, Dear minions, Dear Death-Eaters, Dear …

Feb 16, 2021 · When I was still at work, we used to get e-mails all the time addressed to multiple recipients which started "Dear All". Reactions: Ellu777 , Rover_KE and Tegs E

Sep 18, 2015 · Words that would otherwise be lowercase—like “sir” and “madam”—are capitalized in an address: “Dear Sir,” “Dear Madam.” For one thing, these words stand in for a person’s …

Jun 30, 2011 · It's just an extension of "Dear Sir" or "Dear Madam" when writing to multiple people - which is easy to do in the context of emails. It was probably intended to be a little cute when …

Jul 21, 2015 · Starting a letter this way is rather informal, so there are no absolute rules. I'd favour Dear All. You might also consider things like Hello Everyone, To All Tenants, Please Note. so …

May 4, 2016 · Agree about not using "dear" in a business context. I find just "All" to be pretty abrupt; it sounds "bossy." I occasionally use "Hi all," if I need to address a group, particularly if …

Sep 18, 2017 · Dear Sirs, This was the salutation I was taught when addressing men or men and women. Dear Sirs & Madams, This was a salutation that pandered to the politically correct …

Feb 27, 2005 · Used to, all generic business correspondence and memos were addressed as DesertCat said, "Dear Sirs," or Gentlemen:. In the day of political correctness, "Ladies and …

Jun 20, 2017 · I would not use "Dear All:" because that implies that the letter is to anyone who chooses to read it, and that would rarely be the case. Even if that was your intention (e.g. an …

Jul 8, 2014 · Grammatically "Dear" and "Hi" are not the same. While "Dear" can be used to modify the noun, "Hi" is a statement on its own. So starting off a letter use "Dear all," or "Hi, all." Note …