Comment on Why is "Dear X" considered more formal than "To X" in e-mail/writing?

i_am_not_a_robot@feddit.uk ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

I don’t think I’ve ever used Dear to start an email; always Hi for as long as I remember.

I don’t like To, it always seems like a command rather than a greeting. I write it on cards and stuff but it always leaves a niggling feeling of wrongness.

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