what exactly does it mean and where did it originate from?
2007-10-27 07:01:00 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
its kind of like yours sincerely
2007-10-27 07:03:54 · answer #1 · answered by xx*x candy kisses xx*x 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i will somewhat see this taking place. Me-cool tale bro. *eats chips* God- you do no longer even care? Me- no longer probable. You mentioned you enjoyed all and you are able to hate no one so i'm interior the sparkling. hi, am i able to touch your beard? God- *throws palms up* why do human beings continually ask?!?! i've got faith like human beings continually ask to the touch Gods' beard. i don't be attentive to why.
2016-12-30 07:55:11 · answer #2 · answered by pafel 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a way of ending a letter.
It's not usually seen as correct English in the UK - if you are writing a formal letter, it should end "yours sincerely" if you know the name of the person to whom you are writing, and "yours faithfully" if you don't know the name. So if you are writing, "Dear Mr. Smith" you end "yours sincerely", and if "Dear Sir", then "your faithfully" at the end.
Older endings were more elaborate, such as "I remain your ever obedient servant..." or "I beg leave to remain, Sir, your most humble and obedient servant....." or "I have the Honor to be Your Excellency's Most Obedient and Humble Servant...."
2007-10-28 15:03:03 · answer #3 · answered by elijahyossie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means ".... In the words I have written above I am being true to you".
I would venture to guess that it originated with people who would be untrue so often that whenever they did actually say the truth they felt they that they had to declare it. LOL
2007-10-27 07:11:48 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
First reference is around 1790.
It's called a valediction, a polite way of ending a letter. Originally the phrases were more formal, like "I beg to remain, Sir, your most humble and obedient servant."
So "yours" refers to "your servant" and "truly" refers to "humble and obedient."
2007-10-27 07:13:39 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Literally it means "I'm not lying to you", or "you can trust me"
But these days its just a fancy way to say 'goodbye'.
2007-10-27 07:08:27 · answer #6 · answered by megalomaniac 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Means Me. Or it is me really No one else... Really me Sort of swearing that the person signing the letter is who they say they are.
2007-10-27 07:05:38 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is a type of Salutation
2007-10-27 07:18:33 · answer #8 · answered by The Rugby Player 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it means like truly yours but reversed
2007-10-27 07:05:12 · answer #9 · answered by Jarryd 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it kinda means dat ur not some scammy guy or that you are in complete faith
2007-10-27 07:17:49 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋