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Anonymous, 3 yr 56 days ago
Its simple to remember...

Whilst you can be sincere to someone you know... you have to rely on Faith that someone you don't know will attend to your letter properly.

Think of faith as being an uncertainty, a belief etc. If you have no idea who is going to get the letter you only have faith that it will even be read!!

GB

Anonymous, 3 yr 33 days ago

thnku 4 dat it has hellped me wit my skool assesment lol ta again

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Anonymous, 3 yr 14 days ago
It is incorrect to write 'to whom it may concern'.  The correct way to address a letter to somebody you don't know in England, is Dear Sir...Yours faithfully
Best answer by Tidus  +  298198 Mon, 27 Nov 06 05:48 PM
Formally in English there should only be "Yours sincerely" or "Yours faithfully".  Note that sincerely never starts with a capital S or faithfully with a capital F.

If you begin a letter with Dear Sir/Madam, then it should be signed off with Yours faithfully.  Everything else ie Dear Alan, or Dear Mr Jones, should be signed off with Yours sincerely.

If you are writing an informal letter to a friend then you can pretty much sign it off with whatever you like ie yours truly, kind regards or whatever.
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Anonymous, 2 yr 302 days ago

If you are writing to someone whose name and title you do not know, use the greeting Dear Sir or Madam, and the ending Yours faithfully, signing yourself with your initials and surname.

If you are writing to a named person, address them as Dear Mr/Mrs/Miss/Ms, and end Yours sincerely, followed by your first name and surname.

If you have met them or spoken to them by phone, or otherwise feel that you have some acquaintance with them, address them by their first name and sign yourself Yours sincerely, using your first name.

SOURCE: AskOxford

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