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Re: Best regards, Kind regards, or Yours sincerely, - which is correct

Anonymous — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 06:26:09 GMT

Well, 'warm regards' or 'warmest regards' has the kind of ambiguous connotations I think you're looking for. I think that the body of the letters is probably where to get more into your conversation, though (and, really, my experience with academia has been that it's always personal, even when you really don't want it to be).

Anyway, what I got on here to say (not to you, anonymous). I have never seen an email from a native English speaker use "Best regards" - to be honest, it sounds kind of stilted to my American ears. If you're feeling formal, then a simple "Regards," works. If you're a little looser that day, then try "Best wishes,". Also, the capitalization pattern matters. "Best Wishes," implies a much cheerier fare-thee-well than "Best wishes,"
but "With Kind Regards," is a play title, not an email closing. There's no hard and fast rule, but if you emulate the closings that you see in other British/American emails, you'll do fine. Just never respond to an email with the exact same closing that the recipient used.

Re: Best regards, Kind regards, or Yours sincerely, - which is correct

Anonymous — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 05:55:06 GMT

Alright - I'm an American girl corresponding via email with a British male. This began quite simply - regarding his book, and - we've had a few exchanges at this point. [Still dancing that fine line between academia and personal].
In general he closes his emails with "With kind regards" etc. and recently moved to "With all good wishes,".

I know I've no real reason to hope that this is anything more than simply a conversation, but - that said - are there any closings I could perhaps use which might up the ante, so to speak - without scaring him off?

I would be much obliged! Thank you!
Kind regards,
K.

Re: Sentence correction

elcid12345 — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 14:38:39 GMT

Thanks a lot Grammar Geek! Yes, you have got it right. That's what I intended to say. If I had provided the context of the conversation it would have been a lot simpler to understand what I meant. I had this conversation with a friend of mine who had (or has as he is still enrolled there, don't know which one to use) joined a coaching institute for an exam. I am also preparing for the same exam and also had had/taken the coaching for the same in 2004. So, I was telling him my view on the coaching.

By the way, is it wrong to say "what institutes teach you at their classroom sessions."? I guess 'at' should be replaced by 'in' but is there anything else wrong with this sentence and is the personification of institutes wrong?

Kindly mention if I have made any mistakes in the above paragraphs.

With Best Regards,
Rahul

Re: Best regards, Kind regards, or Yours sincerely, - which is correct

Anonymous — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 04:51:44 GMT

Yours sincerely and Yours faithfully

In the UK, traditional valedictions have been mainly replaced by "Yours sincerely" or "Yours faithfully".

(Do not paste and copy lengthy material without citing references-- MM)

I personally feel that Kind Regards or Best Regards sounds cold and distant. Yours Truely.....or anything starting out with YOURS is to personal. A simple Thank You is warm, professional, and friendly.

Petyon/ HR Manager

Re: taking out the windows of the car

Goodman — Fri, 09 May 2008 21:46:40 GMT

Hi Ant222,

My English skill is not in the âgrammarianâ class but I will give it my best attempt to explain it. It may not may not be agreeable with the experts.

In many instances during casual conversations, we can bet by with simple past tense and no one will flag you for errors. However, to be grammatically correct, the right tense should be followed and observed consistently. Besides using present perfect to connect events from the past to present, sometimes, we will see past reference combined into a present perfect structure. i.e.

John seems to have forgotten who helped him 2 years ago when his lost his job. This is perfectly legal.

General simple present statement with timeless reference.

I have never seen movies as bad as this one!

I have tried many times to quit smoking but failed.

With time reference, past to present:

Jane has changed 3 jobs since the beginning of this year.

She hasnât made any car payment for the past 6 months.

If you already understood the above, just disregard my post.

Re: Best regards, Kind regards, or Yours sincerely, - which is correct

Clive — Thu, 01 May 2008 03:34:19 GMT

Hi,

What about when you end a conversation with something like, "It's been good to see you again, Jack. Please give my best to Doris and the kids. I'm sorry they couldn't come on this trip with you," or "So, you're going to the San Diego office? If you see Sandra Evans out there, give her my best." Is this usage another one of our quaint southern US idioms, grounded in ignorance and bad grammar? Or is it more widespread? Yes, seems pretty common to me. Just 'my best wishes'.

Best wishes, Clive

Re: Best regards, Kind regards, or Yours sincerely, - which is correct

Delmobile — Thu, 01 May 2008 03:28:46 GMT

Re: How to improve fluency

Anonymous — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 09:36:34 GMT

Hello - Here are some tips if it helps. Firstly, do speak more slowly as this gives you time to think and makes you easier to understand. Ask 'how' questions so you don't have to formulate complex grammatical questions. This is very useful especially in informal conversations e.g. 'how was the weather?' How was your trip? 'How 's business?' Also, practice and get feedback from a native speaking teacher.

How about some practice by phone? This way you have to speak and you can be corrected by a native English specialist teacher. The lessons are 1-1 and we use dedicated material which will focus on your fluency.

This is what my company specialises in. It's called Phone English and you can find out more if you are interested here: www.phone-english.net. Hope this is helpful. Kind regards, Louias.

conversation: mistakes

Hela — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 17:31:14 GMT

Dear teachers,

Would you please help me correct this sentence?

He has an appropriate knowledge and way of thinking that helps him have a sensible conversation.

These are my views:

vocabulary: a) is "appropriate" wrong here and should be replaced by "sufficiant" ? b) is "way of thinking" wrong here and should be replaced by "common sense" ? c) what verbs can be used with "conversation" : to have, lead, conduct, something else ?

grammar: a) is it possible to use the article before "appropriate knowledge" even though "knowledge" is uncountable ? b) should the verb "help" be in the singular or plural ?

Are there other mistakes ?

Regards

Follow up email after meeting / conversation

Hampeh — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 03:56:00 GMT

Dear teachers and friends,

I just have a meeting with another department and there are some questions that need to be clarify thru the email. Here is my draft. Your comment and advice on this matter would be very much appreciated.

For your information, ABC is the name of our system.

Hi James,

Our conversation / meeting just now (or should I say this morning?) is referred. Appreciated if you can give the answer for these following questions.

1. ABC parameters as discussed. Is there any manual that I can refer?

2. Where userâs password of ABC system is stored? As example, in linux the password was in /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow files
3. What kind of technology that being used to secure the password? Is it encrypted?
4. If the password were encrypted, what kind of encryption technology that being used.

Your advice on this matter would be the most appreciated.

I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Thank you and best regards,

MyName