'Yours Faithfully, Yours Sincerely or Thanks' - When to use?

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nona the brit

#77351 Mon, 28 Feb 05 11:57 PM

Erm.....not really the done thing!

You can add kisses to an informal letter/e-mail/greetings card by adding X. One X is one kiss. This is really only used for lovers/family/close friends or in slightly wider circumstances by women only(?!) for example a colleague's leaving card.

If you want to be really cheesy in a letter to a lover only, put the initials SWALK on the seal of the envelope - it stands for Sealed With A Loving Kiss.

Wouldn't recommend any of these in business though!

nona the brit

Joined on Wed, Sep 22 2004

England

Veteran Member (11,355)

The name says it all.

Formal letter, Formal letters, Yours sincerely

pieanne

#77476 Tue, 01 Mar 05 08:36 AM

No, not for business of course, but to end an Email to a friend, for example?

pieanne

Joined on Thu, Jan 20 2005

South of France ...But I'm Belgian!

Veteran Member (7,512)

I'm glad to help, but I'm not a native! And please excuse my typos...

Yours sincerely

Guest

#84739 Tue, 29 Mar 05 07:52 AM

When it's to a friend (and you're a friendly kind of person) you sign your name followed by three kisses - like this.

Sarah xxx

Guest

Yours sincerely

Guest

#85499 Thu, 31 Mar 05 09:50 PM

Did you ever get an answer to this? I want to know how to sign off a "To Whom it may Concern" letter. Thanks!

Guest

Whom, Yours sincerely

Guest

#87023 Tue, 05 Apr 05 05:58 PM

To whom it may concern - you don't know the person, so yours faithfully is appropriate.

Guest

Whom, Yours faithfully, Yours sincerely

Guest

#91963 Wed, 20 Apr 05 08:18 PM

This is maybe a dumb question: Are there any rules how many x you put under a letter? differences as to friends, family, lover etc?

Guest

Yours sincerely

Guest

#100246 Mon, 16 May 05 11:26 PM

According to the FCE Cambrige books, the end of a formal letter is usually: Yours faithfully, it can not be inverted, so using : faithfully yours is a mistake. Sincerely yours or Yours sincerely is less formally in UK, however it's correct in US English...

Guest

Formal letter, Formal letters, Yours faithfully, Yours sincerely

Guest

#102447 Tue, 24 May 05 05:17 PM

o tempore, o mores! NEVER use 'Best Regards' - it is horrible! Best Wishes - yes; Regards - yes; Kind Regards - if you must. By the way, please, please, please capitalise 'English'!

Guest

Regards, Yours sincerely

Guest

#103246 Thu, 26 May 05 11:11 PM

Why Best regards is horrible? Is there a reasonable reason?
Can I use Best regards in sending messages through email?
Is it suitable to end email message addressing assistant professor by Best regards?

I wait your replies. Reply me quickly,please.

Guest

Regards, Yours sincerely

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