Pro tip: if you are emailing a woman, do not address the email with "Dear Sir," especially if you are asking for a favor. Somehow this has to be said
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Replying to @hanibioud
Basically anything else besides calling me "sir"! Dear Adrienne, Dear Dr Felt, Dear Ma'am, Hey, Hi, To Whom It May Concern.................
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Replying to @__apf__ @hanibioud
I'd leave off Dear Ma'am unless you're sure the recipient will appreciate it.
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This is the question that I have. Has the window of appropriateness for gender specific titles/honorifics passed by? When initiating communication outside your immediate professional circle? Even if you are fairly confident you know the party’s asserted gender identity?
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Depends on the recipient, but I think there's a much higher risk of legitimately* offending someone by using them than by omitting them.
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By "legitimately" I mean things like misgendering, perceiving ma'am as condescending, etc. as opposed to "zomg pc run amok!!11" offense.
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