By Yours faithfully, British English

"Thanks, Tanit for the explanation. Now I hope a British English speaker will comment on this topic because like, YL, I was taught by my former British teacher to end with "Yours faithfully" when starting with 'Dear Sir" or "Dear Madam". What you said is...

I am a new member. I find it funny that Nona had not replied to YL's request to confirm whether he is correct. Being a new member I am confused. Clive said usage is outdated. YL said dictionary said it is not wrong. I think I will be happy if one British native confirms whether YL is right...

Hi AnonYou can by all means have a lot of intent in your letter but no indention is necessary these days. (Just referring to a previous reply.) I have got(ten) the impression from my British friends' letters that commas are out of style in British English. (However, I don't know your nationality...

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...

Hi! I am currently trying to arrange an exchange to the London School of Economics, and one of the things I need to do (and is most improtant), is a good motivation letter. Since this is so important, I decided to post it here. It would be greatly appreciated if you could take a critical view at...

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...

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...