What is the name of this line in a letter . e.g we have subject etc?

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Is it appropriate to use the salutation “Dear All” in a work email?

Dear Mr.Dandy Rabbit, <----------------- What is the name of this line

I hereby wish to advise that we are out of carrots .

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What is the name of this line in a letter . e.g we have subject etc .

score 4 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 08 '12 at 00:08

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The term you want is Salutation.

answered Jun 08 '12 at 00:08

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I was thinking the same but would not that be MR or Dr etc. – Shahzeb Jun 08 '12 at 00:14
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'Mr', 'Dr', 'Captain', or other titles that you might use to precede someones name are honorifics. – LessPop_MoreFizz Jun 08 '12 at 00:16
See also http://english.stackexchange.com/q/42598/8019 – Tim Lymington Jun 08 '12 at 15:38

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