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

Anonymous — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 09:47:27 GMT

As a trained teacher of English as a foreign language (TEFL), the rules are still the same as they were when I left school (50 years ago!).

The valedition "Yours faithfully" is used in cases where the salutation is "Dear Sir" or "Dear Madam" .

The valedition "Yours sincerely" is used in cases where the salutation is personal, "Dear Ian" or "Dear Mr. Blogs" .

The valedition "Your truly" is often used in the USA but almost never used here in England other than as slang meaning me, myself or I (the meal was prepared by yours truly) but even this is quite rare.

Capitalisation for the valedition is the same as for any paragraph, First letter is a capital then lower case.

"Regards", "Kind regards", "Best regards" and "Best Wishes" have become very popular since the advent of email. I personally use them only in emails. Basically, they all mean the same but my personal gut feeling is that "Regards" is the most formal and used for first contact, "Kind regards" is still formal but used for ongoing communication and "Best regards" remains formal but used when the person has become an acquaintance. "Best Wishes" would be used for a friend.

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

Anonymous — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 12:21:05 GMT

I am an English businessman.

The way you're supposed to sign off a letter depends on how you start.

In a letter, if you don't know the name of the person to whom you are sending the letter, you start "Dear Sirs,". If you start with this form, it is correct to end with "Yours faithfully,"

In a letter, if you do know the name of the person to whom you are sending the letter, you start "Dear Mark,". If this is a formal letter, then it is correct to end with "Yours sincerely," - though if this is an informal letter you can end it however you want.

With email the conventions are more recent and less clearly defined. I often start with "Hi Mark", or "Hello Mark" (just "Mark," is a bit gruff) if I've already spoken with the addressee. Most emails to me usually follow this format. I usually end these emails with "Kind regards," though lots of people just use "Regards,"

I do use the "Dear Mark, / Yours Sincerely" format in emails if I'm making contact with someone for the first time.

Hope this helps...

Re: cover letter

optilang — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 19:54:24 GMT

~~To Whom It May Concern:~~ Dear Sir/Madam

I would like to apply for ~~am writing to express my interest in~~ the position of Cabin Attendant in CityName base listed online at the CompanyName website.

I believe that my experience in working with people ~~of wide range of personalities along with~~ and my language skills makes me a desirable candidate for the position you are offering. I would like to serve your Company's distinguished customers ~~with~~ to the best of my abilities, and help you to in maintain~~ing~~ your high quality service.

Your Company's need for a flexible, enthusiastic, and motivated team player is exactly the type of position I desire. I am prepared to work hard in order to meet the high standards of that the CompanyName is known for. I am confident that I can be an active, open-minded and useful member of your team. I hope you will agree that my skills would be an asset to your Company. Please see my resume for additional information on my experience.

I would welcome the opportunity ~~look forward~~ to meet~~ing~~ with you ~~in person~~ to discuss your particular needs and how I may ~~can~~ help CompanyName successfully carry out its mission as the leading low-fare airline in Europe. ~~Feel free to contact me at your earliest convenience~~. I look forward to hearing from you.

~~Sincerely,~~ Yours faithfully (if addressed as above) Yours sincerely (if you know the name of the person to whom you are writing)
FirstName LastNAme

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".

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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: 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..?

nona the brit — Sat, 03 May 2008 09:10:17 GMT

Hello, popped in at last!

AS Feebs says, we still use the 'Yours faithfully' form when we are not writing to a named individual (Dear Sir or Dear Madam etc).

We only use 'Yours sincerely' when we are writing to a named person.

Well, formally anyway. Other less formal endings are becoming quite common in less formal situations or when you know the person fairly well.

In this case I'd go for '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: Shall I write my name and address at the top right side of my Motivation Letter..?

Clive — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:19:20 GMT

Hi,

Write your address, followed by the date, in the top right corner.

Your name goes after 'Yours faithfully'. Print your name, and sign above that.

Many people today prefer to use 'Yours sincerely'.

Best wishes, Clive

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

Clive — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 19:42:25 GMT

Hi,

In Canada, I'd say 'Yours faithfully' is rarely used. Everybody wants to be more friendly, I guess.

Best wishes, Clive