From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 21060 invoked by alias); 28 Jun 2006 15:54:38 -0000 Received: (qmail 21052 invoked by uid 22791); 28 Jun 2006 15:54:37 -0000 X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org Received: from conn.mc.mpls.visi.com (HELO conn.mc.mpls.visi.com) (208.42.156.2) by sourceware.org (qpsmtpd/0.31) with ESMTP; Wed, 28 Jun 2006 15:54:32 +0000 Received: from rivatek.dnsalias.net (rrcs-67-52-41-51.west.biz.rr.com [67.52.41.51]) by conn.mc.mpls.visi.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 597C08235 for ; Wed, 28 Jun 2006 10:54:30 -0500 (CDT) Received: by rivatek.dnsalias.net (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 4D8CB575D1; Wed, 28 Jun 2006 10:54:29 -0500 (CDT) To: ecos-discuss@ecos.sourceware.org From: Grant Edwards In-Reply-To: <1151509685.3070.4.camel@software.cct.co.uk> References: <20060627143452.3085D575D9@rivatek.dnsalias.net> <1151509685.3070.4.camel@software.cct.co.uk> Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2006 15:54:00 -0000 Message-Id: <20060628155429.4D8CB575D1@rivatek.dnsalias.net> Mailing-List: contact ecos-discuss-help@ecos.sourceware.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: ecos-discuss-owner@ecos.sourceware.org Subject: [ECOS] Re: Need Help--- For Porting RedBoot X-SW-Source: 2006-06/txt/msg00261.txt.bz2 >> It's usual to use "Dear" along with a name as a saluation in a >> formal letter. For example: >> >> Dear Mr. Edwards >> >> Thank you for your interest in our product line. Blah, >> blah, blah... >> >> However, using "dear" alone when addressing a person is used to >> express intimacy or affection (you call your husband or wife >> wife or very close friend/relative "dear"). > > By the way, I'm not native english, but a lot of people here says "Oh! > Dear..." when u got in a bad situation like, for example, Redboot not > working... :-) Good point. I hadn't thought about that third usage, where you're not addressing or saluting[1] anybody. [1] "Saluting" sounds very odd in this context, but isn't that what you're doing when you're using a salutation? -- Grant Edwards grante Yow! I'm having an at emotional outburst!! visi.com -- Before posting, please read the FAQ: http://ecos.sourceware.org/fom/ecos and search the list archive: http://ecos.sourceware.org/ml/ecos-discuss