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/YoursSincerelySincerelyYours/3/kwzg/Post.htm#969945Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:28:48 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:969945Anonymous0http://www.englishforums.com/English/YoursSincerelySincerelyYours/3/kwzg/Post.htm#969945http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments5-969945.xmlthese is difference in pattern of writing nothing more than that,, both of them give the same sensehttp://www.englishforums.com/English/YoursSincerelySincerelyYours/3/kwzg/Post.htm#969559Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:45:27 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:969559Anonymous1http://www.englishforums.com/English/YoursSincerelySincerelyYours/3/kwzg/Post.htm#969559http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments5-969559.xmlDear Alexander, well Alexander there is in fact a cultural differnitation between the two, the quarl, "yours sincerely" is indeed correct that much is true but, in other cultures "sincerely yours" is also correct. So there is no wrong way to say it for example: When Amercans say "You can reach me at this number ???-??.", someone from UK would say "you can reach on this number ???-??". so please feel free to use it how ever you feel. sincerely yours, or yours sincerely which ever you prefer but, always with love Hermanhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/YoursSincerelySincerelyYours/3/kwzg/Post.htm#716491Tue, 05 May 2009 11:09:59 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:716491Anonymous2http://www.englishforums.com/English/YoursSincerelySincerelyYours/3/kwzg/Post.htm#716491http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments5-716491.xmlYou are right. Is the glass half empty or half full. Nice day!http://www.englishforums.com/English/YoursSincerelySincerelyYours/3/kwzg/Post.htm#687074Mon, 16 Mar 2009 00:30:30 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:687074Anonymous3http://www.englishforums.com/English/YoursSincerelySincerelyYours/3/kwzg/Post.htm#687074http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments5-687074.xmlIn where I grew up, if it is a formal letter, say from a utility company to customers, the letter ends with "Yours faithfully". All my English lanuguage books taught us to use "Your sincerely" when you write to somebody you know. The first time I saw "Sincerely yours" was from a university in the U.S.http://www.englishforums.com/English/YoursSincerelySincerelyYours/3/kwzg/Post.htm#671719Fri, 13 Feb 2009 20:41:48 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:671719Anonymous4http://www.englishforums.com/English/YoursSincerelySincerelyYours/3/kwzg/Post.htm#671719http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments5-671719.xmlSo far as I know, I have seen in the oxford dictionary for Spanish – English translation in a personal letter format the “Sincerely yours," sentence to close the letter. But my knowledge in English would be not too deep since it is non my natural language. Yours truly, Patriciohttp://www.englishforums.com/English/YoursSincerelySincerelyYours/3/kwzg/Post.htm#625268Wed, 22 Apr 2009 00:14:00 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:625268Clive5http://www.englishforums.com/English/YoursSincerelySincerelyYours/3/kwzg/Post.htm#625268http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments5-625268.xmlHi, 'Yours' is fine as a friendly and informal way of ending, at least in my experience. Yours, Clivehttp://www.englishforums.com/English/YoursSincerelySincerelyYours/3/kwzg/Post.htm#625251Thu, 22 Jan 2009 01:14:00 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:625251Anonymous6http://www.englishforums.com/English/YoursSincerelySincerelyYours/3/kwzg/Post.htm#625251http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments5-625251.xmlWhat about "Yours"? Does anyone use this? Does it sound too abrupt?http://www.englishforums.com/English/YoursSincerelySincerelyYours/3/kwzg/Post.htm#455912Sun, 22 Feb 2009 01:14:00 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:455912Anonymous7http://www.englishforums.com/English/YoursSincerelySincerelyYours/3/kwzg/Post.htm#455912http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments5-455912.xmlThere's not a real difference between them. They're both American ways of ending commercial letters...British people would use "Yours faithfully" Chiarahttp://www.englishforums.com/English/YoursSincerelySincerelyYours/2/kwzg/Post.htm#412045Sun, 22 Mar 2009 01:14:00 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:412045Anonymous8http://www.englishforums.com/English/YoursSincerelySincerelyYours/2/kwzg/Post.htm#412045http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments5-412045.xmlYours sincerely is British form Sincerely yours is Standard US English form Yours faithfully is for people you don't address by name (as another poster pointed out) Sincerely, Best, Best wishes, etc. all much more informal and not often seen on formal correspondence because they strike the wrong tone. Common in advertising/junk mail though.http://www.englishforums.com/English/YoursSincerelySincerelyYours/2/kwzg/Post.htm#330059Wed, 22 Apr 2009 00:14:00 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:330059Clive9http://www.englishforums.com/English/YoursSincerelySincerelyYours/2/kwzg/Post.htm#330059http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments5-330059.xmlHi, Generally speaking, 'yours sincerely' is the standard way to end a letter. 'Sincerely yours' is a somewhat less common variant. Let's say I receive a letter from someone I don't know. If it ends 'Yours sincerely', this tells me nothing about the feelings of the writer. If it ends with 'Sincerely yours', it doesn't tell me much, but it does suggest a bit that the writer is trying to 'be my pal'. Best wishes, Clivehttp://www.englishforums.com/English/YoursSincerelySincerelyYours/2/kwzg/Post.htm#330016Sun, 22 Mar 2009 01:14:00 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:330016Anonymous10http://www.englishforums.com/English/YoursSincerelySincerelyYours/2/kwzg/Post.htm#330016http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments5-330016.xmlYou know what I really have the same question I was about the write a business letter and something has come to my mind: What the heck is the difference between sincerely yours and yours sincerely. Some one please give us a response.http://www.englishforums.com/English/YoursSincerelySincerelyYours/2/kwzg/Post.htm#298145Fri, 22 May 2009 00:14:00 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:298145Anonymous11http://www.englishforums.com/English/YoursSincerelySincerelyYours/2/kwzg/Post.htm#298145http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments5-298145.xmlhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valedictionhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/YoursSincerelySincerelyYours/2/kwzg/Post.htm#293826Sun, 22 Mar 2009 01:14:00 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:293826Anonymous12http://www.englishforums.com/English/YoursSincerelySincerelyYours/2/kwzg/Post.htm#293826http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments5-293826.xmlhi... I came across this doubt too... I wrote sicerely yours, but I think that it implies more intimacy than yours sincerely.... anyway if you have doubts put best regards, and this should solve the question best regards, Milenahttp://www.englishforums.com/English/YoursSincerelySincerelyYours/2/kwzg/Post.htm#287780Thu, 22 Jan 2009 01:14:00 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:287780Montri13http://www.englishforums.com/English/YoursSincerelySincerelyYours/2/kwzg/Post.htm#287780http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments5-287780.xmlI just to know about it. Thank you for everyone.http://www.englishforums.com/English/YoursSincerelySincerelyYours/2/kwzg/Post.htm#278232Sun, 22 Feb 2009 01:14:00 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:278232Clive14http://www.englishforums.com/English/YoursSincerelySincerelyYours/2/kwzg/Post.htm#278232http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments5-278232.xmlHi, Hmmm. Why do the letters I get from American companies usually say 'Yours sincerely'? Best wishes, Clivehttp://www.englishforums.com/English/YoursSincerelySincerelyYours/2/kwzg/Post.htm#278118Sun, 22 Mar 2009 01:14:00 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:278118Anonymous15http://www.englishforums.com/English/YoursSincerelySincerelyYours/2/kwzg/Post.htm#278118http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments5-278118.xmlHello to everybody, I'm very pleased to tell you the difference between "yours sincerly" and sincerly yours": the first one is the english form while the second one is the american form. Both are correct! ..trust mehttp://www.englishforums.com/English/YoursSincerelySincerelyYours/2/kwzg/Post.htm#277604Fri, 22 May 2009 00:14:00 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:277604Clive16http://www.englishforums.com/English/YoursSincerelySincerelyYours/2/kwzg/Post.htm#277604http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments5-277604.xmlHi, my english teacher (she was from the uk) taught us to avoid "sincerely yours" and to use only "yours sincerely", because "sincerely yours" sounded too much like "all yours"... 'Yours sincerely' is the standard and polite way of ending a letter. The words mean very little. 'Sincerely yours' sounds warmer, more friendly, more personal. You can use it whan you are writing to a friend. Best wishes, Clivehttp://www.englishforums.com/English/YoursSincerelySincerelyYours/kwzg/post.htm#277602Thu, 22 Jan 2009 01:14:00 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:277602Anonymous17http://www.englishforums.com/English/YoursSincerelySincerelyYours/kwzg/post.htm#277602http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments5-277602.xmlmy english teacher (she was from the uk) taught us to avoid "sincerely yours" and to use only "yours sincerely", because "sincerely yours" sounded too much like "all yours"...http://www.englishforums.com/English/YoursSincerelySincerelyYours/kwzg/post.htm#196967Sun, 22 Feb 2009 01:14:00 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:196967Anonymous18http://www.englishforums.com/English/YoursSincerelySincerelyYours/kwzg/post.htm#196967http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments5-196967.xmlThough both are one and the same, the latter shows little more intimacy.http://www.englishforums.com/English/YoursSincerelySincerelyYours/kwzg/post.htm#119782Fri, 22 May 2009 00:14:00 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:119782Anonymous19http://www.englishforums.com/English/YoursSincerelySincerelyYours/kwzg/post.htm#119782http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments5-119782.xmlone is formal and one is informal love jessica beachhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/YoursSincerelySincerelyYours/kwzg/post.htm#54954Thu, 22 Jan 2009 01:14:00 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:54954nona the brit20http://www.englishforums.com/English/YoursSincerelySincerelyYours/kwzg/post.htm#54954http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments5-54954.xmlIn British English that is incorrect. If you know the name use Yours sincerely; if you do not know the name use Yours faithfully. We have covered the Yours sincerely/Sincerely yours topic before and came to the conclusion that the first is British English word order and the second is American English word order.http://www.englishforums.com/English/YoursSincerelySincerelyYours/kwzg/post.htm#54782Sun, 22 Mar 2009 01:14:00 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:54782belldandy2921http://www.englishforums.com/English/YoursSincerelySincerelyYours/kwzg/post.htm#54782http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments5-54782.xmlif you know the name of the person with whom you write then it is "sincerely yours", if not it is "yours sincerely"http://www.englishforums.com/English/YoursSincerelySincerelyYours/kwzg/post.htm#54680Wed, 22 Apr 2009 00:14:00 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:54680bluefish22http://www.englishforums.com/English/YoursSincerelySincerelyYours/kwzg/post.htm#54680http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments5-54680.xmlAlexander I've just checked some letters I received from English and American Universities,sending me their prospectus. The letters from UK are signed with "yours sincerely" and these from the USA are signed with "sincerely". I hope this will help...http://www.englishforums.com/English/YoursSincerelySincerelyYours/kwzg/post.htm#54677Sun, 22 Feb 2009 01:14:00 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:54677bluefish23http://www.englishforums.com/English/YoursSincerelySincerelyYours/kwzg/post.htm#54677http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments5-54677.xmlyou should post your question in the "free english grammar help" forum.you could get an answer there from a moderator. my opinion is that both are the same.http://www.englishforums.com/English/YoursSincerelySincerelyYours/kwzg/post.htm#54344Thu, 22 Jan 2009 01:14:00 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:54344Guest24http://www.englishforums.com/English/YoursSincerelySincerelyYours/kwzg/post.htm#54344http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments5-54344.xmlHello dear readers, well I am glad my question so complicated, nobody could answer. At last I was not totally wrong signing my letters with "Yours sincerely". Yours sincerely, Alexanderhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/YoursSincerelySincerelyYours/kwzg/post.htmWed, 22 Apr 2009 00:14:00 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:51533Guest25http://www.englishforums.com/English/YoursSincerelySincerelyYours/kwzg/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments5-51533.xmlDear all, is there anybody who might be able to tell me the difference of "Yours sincerely" and "Sincerely yours"? Is it a difference between British English and American English? I am looking forward to reading your ideas, Alexander