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Modern business vocabulary has shifted from "Dear Mr. LastName," to "Hi FirstName!". This shift happened first in more "trendy" places, although most everyone h
by Scene_Cast2 6y ago
Modern business vocabulary has shifted from "Dear Mr. LastName," to "Hi FirstName!". This shift happened first in more "trendy" places, although most everyone has already moved on to using informal language in customer relations.
I do agree with your point about banality of evil.
- pbourke 6y agoI refuse, with every last fibre of my being, that fucking exclamation mark.
- numpad0 6y agoCool! Just a quick recap: resistance is futile.
- chris_wot 6y agoIs it ever!
- KptMarchewa 6y agoJust look at your own HN page. Throwing stones while living in a glass house. Hi there!
- pbourke 6y agoHa - you’re right. I suppose I object to "Hi $FirstName!" becoming the standard in professional communication. Often there’s nothing exciting that follows that exclamation mark, and the comma has been the standard so far.