http://www.englishforums.com/English/FormalGeneralBusinessLetter-Writing/Forum5.htmFormal letter-writing questions, how to write a cover letter, general, business, official, reference, character, leave, sponsorship, or invitation letter, CVs, writing to an English company, Learn how to start and end a letter.enXMOD (Build: 3607.32596)http://www.englishforums.com/English/HowToEndALetter/ddgdp/post.htm#701989Sun, 26 Apr 2009 09:54:27 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:701989Anonymous0http://www.englishforums.com/English/HowToEndALetter/ddgdp/post.htm#701989http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments5-701989.xmlYours sincerelyhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/HowToEndALetter/ddgdp/post.htm#267142Fri, 23 Jan 2009 00:33:14 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:267142nona the brit1http://www.englishforums.com/English/HowToEndALetter/ddgdp/post.htm#267142http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments5-267142.xmlwell I suppose you could use the latter if you were writing to the queen herself but it would still be a bit strange!http://www.englishforums.com/English/HowToEndALetter/ddgdp/post.htm#267140Fri, 22 May 2009 23:33:14 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:267140Englishuser2http://www.englishforums.com/English/HowToEndALetter/ddgdp/post.htm#267140http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments5-267140.xmlHi 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'?http://www.englishforums.com/English/HowToEndALetter/ddgdp/post.htm#267113Mon, 23 Feb 2009 00:33:14 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:267113nona the brit3http://www.englishforums.com/English/HowToEndALetter/ddgdp/post.htm#267113http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments5-267113.xmlGreetings 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.http://www.englishforums.com/English/HowToEndALetter/ddgdp/post.htmMon, 23 Mar 2009 00:33:14 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:267102Anonymous4http://www.englishforums.com/English/HowToEndALetter/ddgdp/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments5-267102.xmlHi, 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 ;-)