General Chit Chat

[mrkint]

the three what?

[Montreal Wanderer]

the three what?

Legs on the Isle of Man coat of arms?

[Gooner Girl]

the three what?

Alright!!! Typo. I was typing quickly on my phone. Will be sure to be watching your posts from now on mrkint!

[Athers]

Surely it's not the done thing to write "Dear x" on business emails.

Just seems weird

[Gary the Enfield]

Surely it's not the done thing to write "Dear x" on business emails.

Just seems weird

Okay if you've met them, not if you haven't.

[Prufrock]

Sounds like someone sent you an incomplete template by accident.

[Dujon]

Surely it's not the done thing to write "Dear x" on business emails.

Just seems weird

Why not, Athers? Should not the civility of written greetings translate to e-mails?

[Athers]

Surely it's not the done thing to write "Dear x" on business emails.

Just seems weird

Why not, Athers? Should not the civility of written greetings translate to e-mails?

Understand your point but it just doesn't seem to be the etiquette. Use of Dear, yours sincerely, yours faithfully and co. were how I was taught to write a letter, but on email it's just "Hi X," and [kind] regards. Or even just top and tailing with the names.

We go a bit further now at my place and just IM a lot of the time instead, which is even less formal..

[Bruce Rioja]

Surely it's not the done thing to write "Dear x" on business emails.

Just seems weird

Why not, Athers? Should not the civility of written greetings translate to e-mails?

Understand your point but it just doesn't seem to be the etiquette. Use of Dear, yours sincerely, yours faithfully and co. were how I was taught to write a letter, but on email it's just "Hi X," and [kind] regards. Or even just top and tailing with the names.

We go a bit further now at my place and just IM a lot of the time instead, which is even less formal..

I always address people as they address me. Simple really.

Oh, and all my company emails have a built-in signature along the lines of;

Kind regards

Bruce Rioja

Direct Line-----
Mobile------
Switchboard----
http://www.potandblackkettleco.com" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
<<<Company Logo>>>

[thebish]

I always address people as they address me. Simple really.

what... "Dear Bruce" or "Dear Mr Rioja"?

[Bruce Rioja]

I always address people as they address me. Simple really.

what... "Dear Bruce" or "Dear Mr Rioja"?

Well, as I say, if they've emailed me first then I respond in kind.

If I'm sending a mail to someone that I haven't had any communication with then it's 'Dear Mr/Mrs/Miss'.

It's usually not too long before we reach 'Dear Bruce' and then 'Hi Bruce' kind of terms.

[thebish]

I always address people as they address me. Simple really.

what... "Dear Bruce" or "Dear Mr Rioja"?

Well, as I say, if they've emailed me first then I respond in kind.

If I'm sending a mail to someone that I haven't had any communication with then it's 'Dear Mr/Mrs/Miss'.

It's usually not too long before we reach 'Dear Bruce' and then 'Hi Bruce' kind of terms.

sorry - was just being daft! I was jokingly implying that I thought you relied with "Dear Bruce" or "Dear Mr Rioja"! that's all!

[Bruce Rioja]

I always address people as they address me. Simple really.

what... "Dear Bruce" or "Dear Mr Rioja"?

Well, as I say, if they've emailed me first then I respond in kind.

If I'm sending a mail to someone that I haven't had any communication with then it's 'Dear Mr/Mrs/Miss'.

It's usually not too long before we reach 'Dear Bruce' and then 'Hi Bruce' kind of terms.

sorry - was just being daft! I was jokingly implying that I thought you relied with "Dear Bruce" or "Dear Mr Rioja"! that's all!

Haha. Sorry. Whooooooooooooosh.

[thebish]

dunno how many more times I can go through this exam results stuff - I was never this anxious about my own...

[PC1978]

dunno how many more times I can go through this exam results stuff - I was never this anxious about my own...

I thought most people would already know their results following the coursework and/or exam. I know I always did (both positive and negative results!). I found the results day just a confirmation of what I already knew.

[thebish]

dunno how many more times I can go through this exam results stuff - I was never this anxious about my own...

I thought most people would already know their results following the coursework and/or exam. I know I always did (both positive and negative results!). I found the results day just a confirmation of what I already knew.

this year it was AS levels and a degree... the degree was pretty much a confirmation of what he'd worked out for himself - the AS levels were a totally unknown quantity... (esp being as she did retakes of earlier modules at the same time)

[Lost Leopard Spot]

Right. So I'm going up to see a mate who's just moved down from Scotland. He will, from tomorrow, be a full-time resident in Didsbury. Neither he nor I knows the place.
Remembering this will be a Friday night, here are a small set a questions that maybe somebody can answer.

1. What's Didsbury like?
2. Are there any good eating establishments in the area?
3. Any pub recommendations (Real Ale Camra types, bearded woolly-jumpered)?
4. ^ anywhere that combines the two?
5. Would we be better off just heading into the town centre?

[Prufrock]

Some do-gooder (when did that become an insult by the way?) on my Facebook page has just posted a link to a very earnest article about some awful Italian wine-maker who has labelled one of the wines with a picture of Hitler. The headline of the article is 'Hitler Wine Causes Furor'. Causes what now? Oh come on, make it more difficult!

[Dujon]

*Groans and smiles at the same time*

[Bruce Rioja]

Right. So I'm going up to see a mate who's just moved down from Scotland. He will, from tomorrow, be a full-time resident in Didsbury. Neither he nor I knows the place.
Remembering this will be a Friday night, here are a small set a questions that maybe somebody can answer.

1. What's Didsbury like?
2. Are there any good eating establishments in the area?
3. Any pub recommendations (Real Ale Camra types, bearded woolly-jumpered)?
4. ^ anywhere that combines the two?
5. Would we be better off just heading into the town centre?

I've set the office Princess on to it (she's from Hale Barnes and has posh friends down that way) so the list, when it comes will doubtlessly be a list of achingly trendy bars full of impossibly beautiful and fabulously rich types, so at least I suppose you'll know where to avoid.

I know that there's a Piccolinos down there (decent Italian) and a big pub/restaurant called The Metropolitan (good nosebag and cask ale).