there's no colon, a comma comes after mrs smith
A comma is not required in the salutation of an editorial letter. You can use either a comma or a colon after the recipient's name. For example, "Dear Editor," or "Dear Editor:".
comma or colon Examples: Dear A n na, Dear Sirs:
In business letters, you should use a colon (:) if you use any punctuation. The new way is to have no punctuation after the greeting in business letters. But if you omit punctuation there, you also have to omit the comma after the closing. In personal letters, people use a comma after the greeting.
Dear Senator (last name): or Dear Senator:
Formal salutations are always followed by a colon. (Dear Sir Only in informatal writing do you use a comma. (Dear Sue,)
A comma is typically used at the end of a salutation in both formal and informal communication. For example, "Dear John," or "Hi Mary,".
"Dear Captain Salazar" needs a colon.
Yes, a comma is used after the salutation in a formal letter. For example, "Dear Mr. Smith,".
Dear Downy;
After "Dear Billy," it is common to use a comma before continuing with the rest of the message. This punctuation helps separate the greeting from the main body of the text.
yes.