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Submitted by James Vermilya on March 26, 2021, at 16:26

I am looking to see if my old fashioned greeting of "Dear" is discomforting or offensive to women in particular. I do not like “Hi,” and for highly formal correspondence, just starting with “Mr. Such and such” or “Ms. such and such” seems a bit cold. My online research seems inconclusive, so I think I will consult with trusted colleagues.
On another subject, the use of the pronoun "they" in reference to a single person is quite confusing.
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