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Those who want my vote for best answer can also help me out by listing other phrases using in signing off and quoting me examples on how they are used
2006-09-27 05:32:52 · 9 answers · asked by channelk86 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Primary & Secondary Education
I rarely see those used for e-mails, and it usually comes across as being old-fashioned and too intimate for e-mail in a professional setting.
Instead, I've seen "Best Regards" or "Regards" used often. Usually though, unless there is a need to be very formal (e.g. correspondence with lawyers, negotiations with clients you don't know well) people just use "Thank you" or "Thanks" when signing off.
2006-09-27 05:37:52 · answer #1 · answered by ValleyGal 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sincerely / Faithfully can not only be used, they must be used. Many young men and women get so carried away by the informality of the Net that they forget that a formal letter is still a formal letter even if it is not on paper.Do not Hi at the beginning
2006-09-27 06:55:04 · answer #2 · answered by Rajesh Kochhar 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
As far as I recall from English classes, nowadays isn't a must anymore to use one or the other. You can use them interchangebly. However, this might help you.
When the recipient's name is unknown to you:
Dear Sir ... Yours faithfully
Dear Madam ... Yours faithfully
Dear Sir or Madam ... Yours faithfully
When you know the recipient's name:
Dear Mr Hanson ... Yours sincerely
Dear Mrs Hanson ... Yours sincerely
Dear Miss Hanson ... Yours sincerely
Dear Ms Hanson ... Yours sincerely
When addressing a good friend or colleague:
Dear Jack ... Best wishes/Best regards
Addressing whole departments:
Dear Sirs ... Yours faithfully
2006-09-27 05:36:46 · answer #3 · answered by Patricia Lidia 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Dear Mrs Marinova (a name) - Yours sincerely
Dear Mr Smiley (a name) - Yours sincerely
but
Dear Sir/Madame (no name) - Yours faithfully
My English teacher told us an easier way to remember this:
You just can't have two 'S' - in Sir and Sincerely - you should have either one or the other.
So, if you start with 'Dear Sir/Madame' - you need 'Yours faithfully' in the end;
if you start with a name (not with 'Sir/Madame') - you need 'Yours sincerely' in the end.
One 'S' is obligatory, two 'S's are too much.
I know it's a bit funny but it works :)
2006-09-27 05:50:55 · answer #4 · answered by nelabis 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depending on what kind of letter you are writing, if it is a business letter:
Sincerely,
Thank-you,
Respectfully,
Do not use 'Yours'. The word Yours makes it very personal.
For a friend, family, lover then the closing can be almost anything you would like to use.
Your friend,
Your daughter/son,
Yours forever,
Yours faithfully,
Forever yours,
I hope this helps you out.
2006-09-27 05:39:40 · answer #5 · answered by shiningtreasure 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yours sincerely if your letter starts with a name. Dear Mary, Dear Ms Smith.
Yours faithfully, no name. Dear Sir/Madam
2006-09-27 05:34:51 · answer #6 · answered by Ya-sai 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I use
Sincerely,
Sherrie
whenever I am sincerely sorry, or sincerely hopefull of receiving an answer to a question, or having a problem and am in need of a solution to it, requesting an appointment for an interview, or writing a friend.
2006-09-27 05:47:40 · answer #7 · answered by so what do you think? 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yours sincerely... is used for formal letters
yours faithfully...is used at a more intimate level...more personal
2006-09-27 05:39:02 · answer #8 · answered by Enigma 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
you sound like the yahoo answers nazi.
2006-09-27 05:34:58 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋