Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
Cher confrère
English translation:
dear colleague
French term
Spain
Cher confrère
Thanks in advance !
| 5 +11 | dear colleague |
David Connor
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| 4 +2 | Dear Doctor X |
Drmanu49
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Nov 19, 2018 10:29: Drmanu49 changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"
Non-PRO (3): mchd, Carol Gullidge, Drmanu49
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Native in: English 
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dear colleague
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Evelyne Trolley de Prévaux
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James A. Walsh
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Jennifer White
: Not at all sure about this. "Dear Colleague " letters are something else. In any case, upper case should be used for D and C. as per Dear Sir.
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Tony M
: This is what I've often seen on such letters in the UK — especially when your GP, say, is referring you to a specialist service, but doesn't know which actual doctor you will be seeing...
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Drmanu49
: not specific enough.
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B D Finch
: Dear Colleague
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katsy
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Sue Davis
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Robert Miki
: Yes, "Dear Colleague". The context is obvious: a doctor writing to another doctor.
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Otha Nash
: Yes, in a conversation between two professionals, "Dear Colleague" is usual and appropriate.
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LouiseNorman (X)
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Graham Lees
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Katarina Peters
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Dear Doctor X
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Jennifer White
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Thank you.
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Tony M
: We would rarely write 'Doctor' out in full in EN, and this can't be used in many instances because the (e;g.) referring doctor may not know which actual doctor you are going to see (typicallly, here in France, where you can choose yourself)
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Whether in full or not it is much more common in our exchanges than colleague which is less specific.
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B D Finch
: I suppose you wrote it in full because, unfortunately, Dr X could be read as the plural of "dreck".
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Usually abbreviated but not always depending on how formal the letter is.
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philgoddard
: Assuming the doctor knows who he or she is writing to, and it's not just "to whom it may concern", then yes, I believe this is the correct answer. But Tony is right that it's usually abbreviated.
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Thank you Phil. I agreed with that. Usually but not always depending on how formal the letter is.
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