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Cateran

#158780 Tue, 15 Nov 05 09:54 AM

I konw the phrase is written at the end of a letter, but who can tell me the meaning of it in detail?

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Mister Micawber

#158785 Tue, 15 Nov 05 10:34 AM

Something to the effect of I am genuinely your servant. It is merely a formulaic closing.

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'The question is,' said Humpty Dumpty, 'which is to be master-- that's all.'

My2sense

#158950 Tue, 15 Nov 05 09:02 PM

Mister Micawber wrote:

Something to the effect of I am genuinely your servant. It is merely a formulaic closing.

You can think of it as 'with sincerity' = sincerely but it is simply a formulaic closing as Mister Micawber said.

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