Best regards, Kind regards, or Yours sincerely, - which is correct

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Clive

#507985 Thu, 01 May 08 04:31 AM

Hi,

So, it would be great If you guys can solve the mystery of what "My Best" means.

It's not really a big mystery. It just means 'My best wishes' or 'My best regards'.

Clive

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Regards, Yours sincerely

Clive

#507986 Thu, 01 May 08 04:34 AM

Hi,

What about when you end a conversation with something like, "It's been good to see you again, Jack. Please give my best to Doris and the kids. I'm sorry they couldn't come on this trip with you," or "So, you're going to the San Diego office? If you see Sandra Evans out there, give her my best." Is this usage another one of our quaint southern US idioms, grounded in ignorance and bad grammar? Or is it more widespread? Yes, seems pretty common to me. Just 'my best wishes'.

Best wishes, Clive

Clive

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Anonymous

#509319 Sun, 04 May 08 11:54 AM

When I was at secrerarial college many years ago, the rule was that if your letter was addressed by name: 'Dear Mr. Smith', or 'Dear John Smith' you used 'Yours sincerely'. If however you addressed it more impersonally: 'Dear Sir/Madam' then you used 'Yours faithfully'

Anonymous

Regards, Yours faithfully, Yours sincerely

Anonymous

#514481 Fri, 16 May 08 04:52 PM

The convention in letter writing is simply this:

If you don't know the name of the person you are writing to (maybe it is a letter of complaint to the head of a business or organisation) and you are beginning the letter Dear Sir or Madam, then you should sign off Yours faithfully.

If you do know the person by name, and start the letter Dear Mr or Mrs ***, then you should sign off Yours sincerely.

In email, the sign off can be much more informal, such as Best wishes or Kind regards.

I hope that helps?

Anonymous

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Anonymous

#515360 Sun, 18 May 08 11:48 PM

This is the rule - no doubt about it.

Anonymous

Regards, Yours sincerely

Anonymous

#523227 Thu, 05 Jun 08 05:51 AM

Yours sincerely and Yours faithfully

In the UK, traditional valedictions have been mainly replaced by "Yours sincerely" or "Yours faithfully".

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I personally feel that Kind Regards or Best Regards sounds cold and distant. Yours Truely.....or anything starting out with YOURS is to personal. A simple Thank You is warm, professional, and friendly.

Petyon/ HR Manager

Anonymous

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Anonymous

#538161 Tue, 08 Jul 08 06:55 AM

Alright - I'm an American girl corresponding via email with a British male. This began quite simply - regarding his book, and - we've had a few exchanges at this point. [Still dancing that fine line between academia and personal].
In general he closes his emails with "With kind regards" etc. and recently moved to "With all good wishes,".

I know I've no real reason to hope that this is anything more than simply a conversation, but - that said - are there any closings I could perhaps use which might up the ante, so to speak - without scaring him off?

I would be much obliged! Thank you!
Kind regards,
K.

Anonymous