Okay, quick question to the grammar geeks on my FList:

[out_there]

*hugs the grammar geeks* Because you're sexy in an articulate way.

When you address a letter "Dear sir/madam", should the "sir" be capitalised?

People keep saying it should, and yet to me, it feels that it shouldn't. It's not a proper name (it's more like a terminally un-capitalised pronoun). Am I looking at this from the wrong light? Is it a title and therefore should always be capitalised?

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[out-there.livejournal.com]

So, if I'm using it as a title, or instead of someone's name, I capitalise.

If I'm using it to refer to someone, it's lowercase.

*nods* I think I can remember that.

Thanks for helping out! *g*