I know the hiring supervisor's name. Is it okay to open the cover letter with "Dear Sir Full Name"?
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3Does he have a knighthood? – KillingTime Mar 18 '20 at 15:33
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Lol good question. I honestly don't know. – underdisplayname Mar 18 '20 at 15:38
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Wasn't "Sir Full Name" the overfed and squatty younger child of Sir First Name? – Cascabel_StandWithUkraine_ Mar 18 '20 at 16:08
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1@Rattler I think you are thinking of "Sir Last Name" who famously died without children. – DJClayworth Mar 18 '20 at 16:16
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The hiring supervisor is unlikely to have a knighthood. – Weather Vane Mar 18 '20 at 18:43
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I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because letter salutations are a matter of style, not general English. – CJ Dennis Mar 19 '20 at 02:15
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All you need is Dear Mr. Last Name, not Sir Last Name. – Yosef Baskin Mar 31 '20 at 19:50
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"Sir Full Name" is only used when the person is a knight.
Use either "Dear Full Name" or "Dear Mr Lastname" (or "Dr Lastname etc."), or "Dear Sir" (without a name).
"Sir" only applies to men. "Madam" is the female equivalent, "Dear Sir/Madam" if you don't know which to use.
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