dear Sir

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English

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Letter from 1942 using this form of salutation.

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dear Sir

  1. (dated) Used as the salutation at the beginning of a formal letter when addressing persons – assumed to be male – of unknown names.

Usage notes

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Usually, both words will be capitalized, the first because it is the first letter of a sentence, the second because it is used as a title of respect.

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