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Att.

English translation: For the attention of the person dealing with the issue in hand

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English term or phrase:Att.
Selected answer:For the attention of the person dealing with the issue in hand
Entered by: Mark Nathan

20:41 Sep 18, 2007
English language (monolingual) [Non-PRO]
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English term or phrase: Att.
I have "att. mr. X" at the beginning of a business letter. I know that "att." stands for attention, but what does it exactly mean? Is this the specific recipient of the letter, or what?
Janis Auzins
Local time: 17:17
this is the person dealing with theissue in hand
Explanation:
You might use this if your were sending a letter to a person that you had spoken to in the complaints department of a large company, but the letter is not actually addressed to that person.
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Mark Nathan
France
Local time: 16:17
Grading comment
Ah, I've got it now. I hadn't quite understood the logic behind it.
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4 +3this is the person dealing with theissue in hand
Mark Nathan
5 +1Attention: To:
Taylor Kirk


  

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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
att.
Attention: To:


Explanation:
Just that, nothing more. It just indicates the person it is to go to, as you said.

Taylor Kirk
United States
Local time: 09:17
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

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agree  Mark Berelekhis
1 min
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
att.
this is the person dealing with theissue in hand


Explanation:
You might use this if your were sending a letter to a person that you had spoken to in the complaints department of a large company, but the letter is not actually addressed to that person.

Mark Nathan
France
Local time: 16:17
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 48
Grading comment
Ah, I've got it now. I hadn't quite understood the logic behind it.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Alfa Trans (X)
21 hrs
agree  Elena Aleksandrova
1 day 14 hrs
agree  Neil Ashby: Attn: or FAO. these are the usual equivalents.
4832 days
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