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呃,小小不同意一下
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“To Whom It May Concern:” 并没有没有收信人的意思啊,是在实在不知道收信人是谁情况下才用的,端木修过一门technical writing上学过.1point3acres
. Waral dи,
Google了一下 (formal letter to whom it may ...
duanmupeiyi 发表于 2010-1-9 13:27 ![]()
可以看看这篇,salutation部分提到了to whom it may concern的问题
http://www.cba.uni.edu/Buscomm/WrittenBusComm/Business%20Letter%20Format.html
"The formal greeting always starts with “Dear” followed by the person’s title and last name, and ending with a colon.
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Attempts to avoid the issue (i.e. substituting the title with the person’s first name, using impersonal phrases like “Mr. or Ms” or “To Whom it May Concern”, or eliminating the salutation entirely) indicate that the writer doesn’t actually know the recipient of the letter at all, making the letter a “form” letter, a much less formal document."
form letter就是那种写一封然后可以群发的信,固然是你不知道对方的姓名和身份,但是更重要的是表现出你并不在意对方的身份,而在意这封信的通用性。“致相关人士”,这里whom令人感到whomever的意味。
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还可看看这里的一些讨论:
http://ask.metafilter.com/85189/Dear-Sirs
有些人认为一对一场合下to whom it may concern是acceptable,但是仍有很多人认为其rude。. ----
I was always taught that "To Whom it May Concern" is rude, and that I should always use "Sir or Madam"
还有这里也提到to whom it may concern已经不再适合使用
http://www.yourdictionary.com/esl/ESL-Business-Letters.html
"To Whom It May Concern" is no longer considered an appropriate salutation, but gender-neutral names such as "Dear Translator" are completely appropriate when the sex of the recipient is unknown.
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还有这里 http://www.letterwritingguide.com/interest.htm
“To Whom It May Concern” and “Dear Sir or Madam” are both outdated and considered to be lazy or even rude.
另外这里则提到to whom it may concern表明作者并不期望回复,类似于推荐信的场合
http://www.gunmajet.net/node/510
I read that you use "To whom it may concern" if you aren't expecting a reply. It sounds a little rude to me too. |
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