Clive  +  473576 Wed, 06 Feb 08 09:43 PM Hi, It suggests to me at least some degree of romantic interest. Clive Clive Joined on Thu, Oct 28 2004 Canada Veteran Member 29,301 El tango argentino es un pensamiento triste que se puede bailar (The tango argentino is a sad thought which can be danced) Enrique Santos Discépolo Regards, Yours Sincerely

	Clive  +  473950 Thu, 07 Feb 08 04:57 PM Hi, It' OK. Just informal. Clive Clive Regards, Yours Sincerely

	Delmobile  +  474137 Fri, 08 Feb 08 03:29 AM Wow! What an informative thread! I was unaware that they used "yours faithfully" in the UK, but then I don't get out much. It sounds so quaint to me. Mr. P, I think it is in "Marjorie Morningstar" that the heroine copies out a letter she has just written to some man all over again on a fresh sheet of paper, just so she can sign it with the cool, breezy "Best," rather than whatever she had before. When I read that I'd never thought of "best" as a closing for a letter, and I'm embarrassed to admit I signed lots of letters that way for a while because I thought it seemed cool and breezy too Delmobile Joined on Wed, Jan 2 2008 Contributing Member 1,017 Regards, Yours Faithfully, Yours Sincerely

	MrPedantic  +  474584 Sat, 09 Feb 08 12:09 AM  Delmobile wrote: Wow! What an informative thread! I was unaware that they used "yours faithfully" in the UK, but then I don't get out much. It sounds so quaint to me. You'd be surprised by how many BrEs would tut loudly over a "Yours faithfully" after a "Dear Tom/Dick/Tarquin", or a "Yours sincerely" after a "Dear sir". But then, over here, a working day isn't quite complete without at least one chorus of tuts.  Delmobile wrote: Mr. P, I think it is in "Marjorie Morningstar" that the heroine copies out a letter she has just written to some man all over again on a fresh sheet of paper, just so she can sign it with the cool, breezy "Best," rather than whatever she had before. When I read that I'd never thought of "best" as a closing for a letter, and I'm embarrassed to admit I signed lots of letters that way for a while because I thought it seemed cool and breezy too Breezy. Yes, that's it. Mysteriously breezy. That's what disconcerts... MrP MrPedantic Joined on Tue, Oct 12 2004 Veteran Member 13,616 ...opella forensis / adducit febris... Regards, Yours Faithfully, Yours Sincerely

	Mister Micawber  +  474608 Sat, 09 Feb 08 01:47 AM You'd be surprised by how many BrEs would tut loudly over a "Yours faithfully" after a "Dear Tom/Dick/Tarquin", or a "Yours sincerely" after a "Dear sir". Thanks, MrP-- I've been wondering about that. Mister Micawber Joined on Wed, Aug 4 2004 Yokohama Veteran Member 30,507 'The question is,' said Humpty Dumpty, 'which is to be master-- that's all.' Regards, Yours Sincerely