By British English, Yours sincerely

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...

Anonymous wrote:As nobody has mentioned it previously, i thought i'd just say that "Yours Sincerely" is used informally and "Yours faithfully" is used on things such as formal business letters. Please note the case of the two phrases (capitalisation of the S or f) Poppycock, Anon. Your...

Hello Cateran Both are correct in British English. But if you omit the comma after "Dear Mr Smith", you should also omit it after "Yours sincerely". It may be different in American English. MrP

As was pointed out " yours faithfully " is out of style but it still is in use especially in British English. However, as was also pointed out, there are alternatives that are used in both British and American (North American) English. 1. More formal --- Sincerely yours, Yours sincerely, or...

Just my take on it. Let's look at the structure of an e-mail or a letter for that matter. Simply said you have 3 parts. 1. opening or greeting 2. body 3. closing or ending NOTE: greeting means hello and not good-bye. As was pointed out " yours faithfully " is out of style but it still can...

Just my take on it. Let's look at the structure of an e-mail or a letter for that matter. Simply said you have 3 parts. 1. opening or greeting 2. body 3. closing or ending NOTE: greeting means hello and not good-bye. As was pointed out " yours faithfully " is out of style but it still is...

Dear Teachers name, My son, *** ***, was absent on 20th and 21st Octover 2005, as he was unwell and had a high temperature/was running a fever. (Too late for them to 'grant' leave as he was already absent. You just need to notify the school that there was a good reason for absence. One...

In 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...

Dear 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