How do you capitalize a phrase like "Yours truely" or "Very sincerely" at the end of a letter before you sign a name? I've though that you capitalize only the first word, but I am not sure.
2006-12-29 07:21:00 · 10 answers · asked by yoyoyoyoyoyoyoyoyoyo 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Yours truly,
Done. I teach English.
2006-12-29 07:25:46 · answer #1 · answered by keithshere 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Just have to say I thoroughly enjoyed all the choices! I believe that they all contain a truth, so I'm going with all 25! I think you have done an admirable job covering all the plausible explanations, but in the spirit of the question all attempt to add to the list... There may be something in the "ho-hum" visual impact of the small "i"- just not very exciting! Certainly not much of an affirmation of our existence. Perhaps that is because it is the nothing more than an antithetical, upside down exclamation point! And instead of shouting our existence, it muffles it! I believe when the original caveman were given the job of inventing our language (when life began on earth over 6000 years ago *), they must have realized this fact. Knowing that we would be in competition with a lot of other species and extinction was the rule, rather than the exception, I'm sure they felt they needed to provide a symbolic understanding of our worth. Now a traditional capitalized "I" has an extension at the top and the bottom, as if acknowledging our humble beginnings "rooted" to the earth (lest we forget our beginnings) and yet as our eyes travel up the column we see that we are actually reaching out to heaven or to the stars. I'm sure the cavemen felt that such a symbol would convince the dinosaurs, giant marsupials and other species that our destiny is obvious: To Connect Heaven And Earth. now nobody is going to believe that can be accomplished with an upside down exclamation point! * some will dispute this
2016-03-16 07:34:54 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Very Truly Yours Capitalization
2016-10-20 21:06:50 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Very Truly Yours Closing
2016-12-29 18:28:34 · answer #4 · answered by mau 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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How to capitalize "Yours truly"?
How do you capitalize a phrase like "Yours truely" or "Very sincerely" at the end of a letter before you sign a name? I've though that you capitalize only the first word, but I am not sure.
2015-08-18 15:14:01 · answer #5 · answered by Fredrick 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
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The world is a storm, fast and undiscriminating. None of us want to be the one who is blown away, the one who is lost--blended or stranded. "I" seems strudier, safer than "i". As for you, him, her, and them. Well, save yourselves. I'm barely keeping "I" afloat. Here's to the fools who capitalize "We". :-) ___ "Capital Letters Were Always The Best Way Of Dealing With Things You Didn't Have A Good Answer To." — Douglas Adams
2016-04-08 04:04:58 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should capitalize the first letter of the first word and leave all the other letters lower case. Ex: Yours truly; Very sincerely; Best wishes
2006-12-29 07:49:53 · answer #7 · answered by sunday girl 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yours Truly,
2006-12-29 08:50:20 · answer #8 · answered by Lauren T 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Capitalize the first letter of each word, or just use one word.
2006-12-29 07:33:21 · answer #9 · answered by Benjovi 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
you're right- only the first word
2006-12-29 07:28:25 · answer #10 · answered by je t'♥ 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋