>Hi Naomi,
>
>Miss is an unmarried woman and Ms is for when the marital status is unknown
>
>

Thanks, Tracy. How would you start your letter if you're addressing a person with an unknown gender and marital status? Say, you have the person's name (but it's gender neutral) and in case you don't know the name.


>>Hi Andrews,
>>
>>Mr. = Mister
>>Mrs. = Mistress (e.g. married woman)
>>Ms. = Miss (e.g. unmarried woman, but used in US more often than Mrs. since the woman marrital status may be unknown to the caller).
>>
>>But here in UT I think you don't have to be formal. E.g. you can just call everyone by name, e.g.
>>
>>Hi John,
>>
>>....
>>
>>If you want to be formal, you may say "Dear Sir" or "Dear Ms. " + Last Name of the person. But what if you do not know the gender? Would you write Dear Sir/Madam? I use this form in some of my cover letters, but I doubt it's correct...
>>
>>
>>
>>>Excelent answer Mrs. John; I allready got it....
>>>
>>>Thanks for you help...
>>>
>>>Keep in toch