Mixed Punctuation means simply applying a colon at the end of any salutation.
Mixed punctuation is a style of formatting business letters where a colon is used after the salutation and a comma is used after the closing. This formatting style is less common today and has generally been replaced by open punctuation, where no punctuation is used after the salutation or closing.
A colon.
Open PunctuationOpen, closed, and standard punctuation are all methods of punctuating a business letter. Although any of the styles can be used, closed is seldom used here in the USIn an Open Punctuation Style letter there is...* No punctuation at end of lines in the inside address* No punctuation following salutation and complimentary closingMixed PunctuationMixed Punctuation Style Features (This is usually the standard used in the USA)* No punctuation at the end of lines in the inside address* A colon follows the salutation* A comma follows the complimentary closingClosed PunctuationIn Closed Punctuation Style* A period follows the date and the last word of the identification line* A colon follows the salutation* A comma follows all lines in the inside address except: the last one before the postal code, the complimentary closing, the company name, and the identification line. Posted By: Adnan Shahbaz Khatri
Comma is used.Examples: Respectfully yours, Love,
before a punctuation.
It's not a specific punctuation mark. It refers to using full (all) punctuation marks where necessary.
A colon.
No. A comma follows the complimentary close when mixed punctuation is used (meaning a colon was used after the salutation)
Mixed punctuation actually means that you add a colon to the end of a salutation in your documents. Open means you do not add a colon; for example:Dear SusieThanks for calling!Whereas for mixed punctuation:Dear Susie:Thanks for calling!
Comma is used.Examples: Respectfully yours, Love,
open punctuation is used in types of business letters. In a business letter you may address the letter, but instead of putting somthing like San Diego, California, you would put SAN DIEGO CALIFORNIA. there is no puctuation used in the address and it is in all caps.
before a punctuation.
It's not a specific punctuation mark. It refers to using full (all) punctuation marks where necessary.
a close punctuation means a punctuation at the end of each sentence
Open PunctuationOpen, closed, and standard punctuation are all methods of punctuating a business letter. Although any of the styles can be used, closed is seldom used here in the USIn an Open Punctuation Style letter there is...* No punctuation at end of lines in the inside address* No punctuation following salutation and complimentary closingMixed PunctuationMixed Punctuation Style Features (This is usually the standard used in the USA)* No punctuation at the end of lines in the inside address* A colon follows the salutation* A comma follows the complimentary closingClosed PunctuationIn Closed Punctuation Style* A period follows the date and the last word of the identification line* A colon follows the salutation* A comma follows all lines in the inside address except: the last one before the postal code, the complimentary closing, the company name, and the identification line. Posted By: Adnan Shahbaz Khatri
None, open punctuation means there is no punctuation after the salutation or the complimentary close.
Grammar Diction Tone Punctuation
Words are not made out of punctuation.