英文书信格式,开头,结尾,署名-英语书信结尾格式

1

、写信给陌生人要怎么称呼：

usually when writing an important letter to a person you don't know (and you don't know

whether the person is a man or a woman) you should start your letter with:

Dear Sir/Madam, or Dear Sir or Madam,

If you know the name of the person you are writing to, always use their surname. For

example, you're writing to a 30 year old man called John Smith, you would write:

Dear Mr Smith,

If you are writing to a very young man, for example a John Smith who is 12 years old, you

would address the letter:

Dear Master Smith,

Women are slightly more complicated: (In more ways than one! Maj - please don't be too

angry!)

Jane Smith is 30 and we don't know whether she is married or not:

Dear Ms Smith,

Jane Smith is 12 -

Dear Miss Smith,

Jane Smith is married -

Dear Mrs Smith.

The problem is that some women that are married do not like to be addressed to as Mrs

and like to remain Ms.

Therefore if you DO NOT know whether the person is married or not,

just write Ms.

2

、关于署名：

there are different schools of thought nowadays. However the basic rule is that when you

use

Dear Sir/Madam

then you end with

yours faithfully

. When you know the name of

recipient then use

yours sincerely

.