Just a quick one:

How do I start an email in French, if I don’t know exactly who I’m sending it too?

This is to jog my memory as I dont think google translate is right in this case…

Je parle le franglais so don’t try any cheeky ones!! 😉

DEAR SIR,

I read that as French equivalent of Death Star!

In which case I would suggest one of these with the capacity to destroy a planet.

http://french.about.com/library/weekly/aa052501.htm

If you don’t know who it’s going to you can put…

Monsieur/Madame

You could put…

Cher Monsieur/Madame

But they don’t normally bother….and don’t get on to me about the Mr being 1st. It just is.

HTH
SB

i have no idea but i suggest this

bonjour grenouille?

Merde!

Thanks all for your helpful contributions…bt in particular stratobiker…

HarryTS 😆

Merci bouquet 😉

Did anyone else read this as “French Equivalent to Death Star“? 😮

EDIT: *reads thread* – evidently HTS did…

Monsieur/Madame
Excessive formality in French e-mail is a no-no apparently.

Close the letter with Cordialement.

You should start it with;

Bonne de Douche,

Or:

Dear CESM,