The salutations and closings in your messages tell the reader something about your attitude and emotions. Joan Waldvogel, writing in the 2007 "Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication" calls ...

What most people call the "friendly opening" is usually the first line of text after the salutation. However, the greeting itself can help you set your letter up for a friendly beginning.

Now on to opening salutations, which can be as treacherous as closings ... you’re writing your friend Buff. “Buff:” (The colon sounds prosecutorial.) “Buff –” (Friendly and casual?

Dear Miss Manners: I have noticed that, in professional correspondence, it is common to sign a letter or email ... for the conventional salutation (“ Dear ...”) and closing (“Best ...

How do you start a friendly greeting letter? The salutation section ... An example is failing to include a closing phrase and ...