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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

Clive — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 15:36:56 GMT

Hi,

Personally, I think it's what you say in the rest of the email that makes the difference.

But other people here may give you much better opinions.

Good luck, Clive

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: Kind Regards or Kind regards or kind regards...?

Anonymous — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:25:38 GMT

Kind regards and best regards can be used interchangeably. To me, 'warm regards' sounds a little strange. Do not use both 'kind regards' and 'yours sincerely' in the same letter - use one or the other.

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

Anonymous — Fri, 16 May 2008 15:52:10 GMT

The convention in letter writing is simply this:

If you don't know the name of the person you are writing to (maybe it is a letter of complaint to the head of a business or organisation) and you are beginning the letter Dear Sir or Madam, then you should sign off Yours faithfully.

If you do know the person by name, and start the letter Dear Mr or Mrs ***, then you should sign off Yours sincerely.

In email, the sign off can be much more informal, such as Best wishes or Kind regards.

I hope that helps?Â

Re: 2 short emails, mind taking a look?

Clive — Mon, 12 May 2008 12:32:14 GMT

Hi,

Here are my two short emails that I'd like to have checked. Could I ask you to take a look and tell me what's wrong with them, and why? Thanks in advance!

Email no. 1

Hi there,

Thanks for your email, I got it 2 days ago. Iâm sorry to tell you that I wonât be able to come to the meeting because of some other duties that Iâve got at work. I need to give a hand to one of my colleagues and finish up one project, or my boss is gonna foam at the mouth, and as you know, he flies off the handle from time to time. Anyway, I hope weâll meet some other day! Once again - sorry that I canât make it!

Take care!

This is OK as a casual email.

some other duties that Iâve got at work more casual is some stuff I've gotta do at work.

Email no. 2

Dear Sir/Madam,

With regard to the job advertised in todayâs issue of the Daily Telegraph, I would like to present my candidature for the post in question. I would be grateful if you could provide me with additional information about the occupation and your requirements. Is it necessary for me to have a valid driving licence? I regret to advise you that I do not possess a car at the moment. Would you like me to send my CV? I look forward to your reply.

Rather than correct the rest of this, let me suggest that you just apply for the job, sending your CV and noting in your email that you don't drive.

~~Best regards,~~ Yours sincerely.

PS. And just one more thing - is this sentence correct? I'm ~~dropping off with~~ a splitting headache. Have a good night! No, say it another way.

Best wishes, Clive

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

Anonymous — Sun, 04 May 2008 10:54:41 GMT

When I was at secrerarial college many years ago, the rule was that if your letter was addressed by name: 'Dear Mr. Smith', or 'Dear John Smith' you used 'Yours sincerely'. If however you addressed it more impersonally: 'Dear Sir/Madam' then you used 'Yours faithfully'

Re: Shall I write my name and address at the top right side of my Motivation Letter..?

Tanit — Fri, 02 May 2008 08:41:02 GMT

Hi Tamguatlay,

I am not Nona, and you probably won't trust me because I'm not a native speaker of English. I only wanted to share my experience, which can add something to the topic.

As an ESL student of BrE, I was taught to end a letter with "Your faithfully" when it addresses an unknown addressee (i.e., when it begins with "Dear Sir or Madam") and with "Yours sincerely" when you know his/her name (i.e., the letter begins with "Dear Mr/Ms/Miss [+surname]").

However, during my year in the UK, I saw the expression "Your faithfully" only twice, in two letters written by members of my University staff. Funnily enough, the first one began with "To whom it may concern" (another extremely rare expression ) and the second with "Miss [+ my surname]", two opening formulae I was taught NOT to use, when having classes ... none of them actually began with "Dear Sir or Madam"! Both the letters I mentioned (I've still got them) come from a University, so I'm obviously not talking about illiterate writers.

Another thing I can say is that my British teacher on the one hand strongly advised us to close formal letters in our CAE and CPE exams with "Yours faithfully" or "Yours sincerely" (depending on the circumstances) because those were the expression the examiners were looking for. On the other hand, he also warned us that these day most people, also in the UK, will close those letters with "Sincerely", "Regards", "Kind regards".

If my experience is anything to go by, what we learn sometimes can differ from what is actually done nowadays, just as Clive said.

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