May 23, 2013 · "Dear" is an adjective here. Adjectives in English do not change form when they describe plural nouns or nouns of different gender.

Oct 18, 2024 · Is "thank you, dears" a standard English expression? Dear is an adjective, not a noun, and an adjective cannot have a plural form. Shouldn't it be corrected as Thank you, everyone?

Mar 19, 2009 · Saying "my dear" or "my dears" when addressing people is a term used often and usually refers to women or girls. I have heard it used on men, but only by a very fussy old uncle of mine who …

Aug 2, 2010 · If I am talking / sending an email or message to many people, should I put "s" after "dear" ? Dears customers / Dear customers, which one is correct?

Feb 16, 2021 · I am a little confused about the capitalisation of the word "all" in the phrase Dear All at the beginning of e-mails. I've seen it in e-mails from highly educated native speakers. Does it show …

Jun 8, 2010 · No sabemos a ciencia cierta si la forma Dear en inglés posee plural. Dícese por ejemplo: Dear Sirs. No parece haber forma plural. Dónde vio Cheers me, dears?

Dec 15, 2024 · Do we add the first name or the last name in greeting and closing? In Greetings Dear Smith, (greeting with last name) Dear Amanda, (greeting with first name) In closing Best wishes, …

Feb 10, 2025 · @Paulfromitaly , there you go: "Dear Gentlemen, good day. It has been a long time, since the last time we exchanged emails. I am writing this email to you regarding the Zurich XXX …

Jun 10, 2009 · "My Dears" is correct? How can we translate? Thanks. No. He would need to write: Dear Mr Brown, Mr Jones and Mr Smith, Alternatively, if it is clear elsewhere who the recipients are, he …

Feb 18, 2008 · Errmmm.. yes, it sounds a bit strange to my ears. The word "dear" in english isn't used a lot colloquially among friends. It would sound even stranger to me to say "hello dears" in the plural. …