29 окт. 2018 г. · Certainly in British English, addressing individuals as sir or madam these days tends to be reserved for extremely formal situations.

17 авг. 2019 г. · Yes, but "Ladies and Gentlemen" is more conventional nowadays. No, don't say "sirs and madams" under any circumstances.

4 окт. 2016 г. · My English teacher said it's not correct to use "Respected Sir" in mail or application because "Sir" itself means respected person.

21 апр. 2022 г. · When addressing a large group, ladies and gentlemen is better than sirs and madams, but "Good morning" on its own would be quite acceptable.

14 нояб. 2013 г. · If the person has been granted an honorific title, such as Sir, Dr., Professor, Gen. or Fr., this replaces Mr., Ms. or Mrs. at the start of the ...

17 мар. 2017 г. · In general, in the UK, it is polite to address anyone in a hierarchical relationship who is higher than you as "Sir" or "Ma'am".

16 нояб. 2018 г. · "Sir" is still quite common as a term of address in the UK, but it would mostly only be used by an employee of a company to address a customer ...

17 февр. 2013 г. · Sir as a respectful term of address is employed without the name, or after the name: Sir, yes, sir! Colonel Blimp, sir, Company A is ready to proceed.

20 нояб. 2020 г. · "Respected" is grammatical and understandable, but not common in English. As a salutation in a letter, the best option is to address the chair of the committee.

22 сент. 2015 г. · The word 'sir' is to call a man whose position is higher or whose age is older. For example like school principal (and I am a student of the school).