Anonymous  +  267102 Thu, 14 Sep 06 06:39 PM Hi, how can I end a letter? - Yours sincerely (very formal) -regards -greetings -best wishes Which would you choose in emails? It should not be too formal. Are there any big differences in the meaning between "greetings", "regards" and "Yours sincerely"? Thanks in advance ;-) Anonymous Yours Sincerely, Regards, End a Letter

	Best answer by nona the brit  +  267113 Thu, 14 Sep 06 06:56 PM Greetings should not be used to sign anything off as it is a way of saying 'hello'. Letters (British English) formal Yours sincerely - when you know the name of the person so have addressed it to Mr/Mrs/Ms X Yours faithfully - when you don't know the name of the person so have addressed it to Dear Sir/Madam informal Kind regards Best wishes e-mails These are normally less formal so the informal sign-off as above are usually most appropriate.     nona the brit Joined on Wed, Sep 22 2004 England Veteran Member 11,713 The name says it all. Yours Sincerely, Regards, Yours Faithfully, British English, Writing, United Kingdom, Salutations, Letters, Countries, Great Britain, Languages

	Englishuser  +  267140 Thu, 14 Sep 06 08:11 PM Hi nona the brit, What about ending a letter 'yours very sincerely' or 'I have the honour to be, Madam/Sir, Your (Imperial) Majesty's humble and obedient servant/subject'? Englishuser Joined on Thu, Mar 30 2006 Regular Member 717

	nona the brit  +  267142 Thu, 14 Sep 06 08:18 PM well I suppose you could use the latter if you were writing to the queen herself but it would still be a bit strange! nona the brit