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This is a friendly and warm way to greet someone in most informal situations.

If you do not know the name of the person you are sending a professional letter or email to then “Dear Sir or Madam” is the most common way to start the conversation. It is clear, respectful, and to the point. 

If you do not know the name of the person you are sending a professional letter or email to then “Dear Sir or Madam” is the most common way to start the conversation. It is clear, respectful, and to the point. 

This is a friendly and warm way to greet someone in most informal situations. It sounds particularly natural if you are just walking past someone who you relate to informally but do not have time for a long chat with, such as a postman, or a neighbor, or a cafe assistant. 

is from 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

 is often used after 6 p.m. or when the sun goes down.

 is generally used from 5:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. 

As you almost certainly know already, “Hello” and “Hi” are the most popular greetings for informal situations.

As you almost certainly know already, “Hello” and “Hi” are the most popular greetings for informal situations. Generally, they are followed by the person’s name

When texting or sending direct messages, some people like to add extra “y”s at the end of “hey”. For some mysterious reason, this is most often used when flirting. 

As you almost certainly know already, “Hello” and “Hi” are the most popular greetings for informal situations.

This is a casual way of asking “How are you?” People prefer to ask one of these questions after the main greeting.

If you are looking for a VERY formal phrase for someone you meet for the first time, this one will be the most suitable. While this salutation is quite uncommon today, you can still hear it from older people.

This is a polite way to ask “How are you?” when you have not seen a person for a long time. Ask this question only if you have met someone before.

These common phrases are used to greet an old friend or begin a conversation with a person you haven’t seen for a very long time.

This is a friendly and warm way to greet someone in most informal situations.

This is one of the respectful greeting examples you can use replying to someone you meet for the very first time.

When you have not seen a person for a while or meet somebody unexpectedly, use one of these friendly greetings.

This is one of the respectful greeting examples you can use replying to someone you meet for the very first time.

This is a short version of “What’s up?”, which was very popular in America in the early 2000s. Now it is mostly only used ironically or in text.

f you are sending a job application or emailing an HR department about a role you would like to apply for, “To the Hiring Manager” is a very useful greeting.

This is another professional way to address an email to a stranger. It is a little old fashioned, but perfect if your formal email is going to be relevant to a group of people, or if you want to sound especially reserved

This is a very common slang greeting used a lot both in person and over text message. It is a more relaxed way of greeting a friend by asking how they are doing, and what is new in their life.

This funny greeting came from hip-hop culture in 1990s America. It is still commonly used in the US today.