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Re: "Yours sincerely" "Sincerely yours"

Anonymous — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 09:10:53 GMT

There's not a real difference between them. They're both American ways of ending commercial letters...British people would use "Yours faithfully"

Chiara

Re: "Yours sincerely" "Sincerely yours"

Anonymous — Fri, 16 Feb 2007 19:53:47 GMT

You know what I really have the same question I was about the write a business letter and something has come to my mind: What the heck is the difference between sincerely yours and yours sincerely. Some one please give us a response.

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

Anonymous — Tue, 06 Feb 2007 03:52:42 GMT

Hi,

I seem to remember (and it was quite emphatically put) in school that the difference between "Yours sincerely" and "Yours faithfully" in written mails was that the former was the complement of "Dear Mr/Mrs ***" whereas the latter was the complement of "Dear Sir/Madam" and that, in an English O Level/GCSE exam, to subvert these rules would result in a loss of marks.

The whole area of email signoffs is a malaise though, granted. I don't believe there are currently any hard/fast rules and current vogue seems to very much apply.

Hope that helps - in some small way

Regards,

Jez, London

Re: "Yours sincerely" "Sincerely yours"

Anonymous — Mon, 09 Oct 2006 08:50:38 GMT

Hello to everybody,

I'm very pleased to tell you the difference between "yours sincerly" and sincerly yours": the first one is the english form while the second one is the american form. Both are correct! ..trust me

Closings

My2sense — Sun, 13 Nov 2005 16:58:55 GMT

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 in use especially in British English. However, as was also pointed out, there are an alternatives that are used in both British and American (North American) English.

1. More formal --- Sincerely yours, Yours sincerely, or even just Sincerely

2. less formal--- Sincerely, Kind/Best/Warm regards, Regards, *Best wishes

3. informal --- Best (wishes), Regards, * Just write your name *, See you, Thanks, etc., etc.

Forum: General English grammar questions (EFL / ESL)
Posted: Nov 11, 11:35 PM [GMT 1]
Post Subject: Re: Best regards, Kind regards, or Yours sincerely, - which is correct
Post author: Clive

Hi Benny,

Welcome to the Forum.

Email is still new enough that conventions are still evolving. It's far from universally agreed that the conventions for regular, non-email business letters will simply be automatically followed in email. Email began as an informal. 'short-hand' medium, and in fact most people still seem to be influenced by this. I don' think it will ever be as formal as non-email.

As regards how to end a business, non email letter, here's what I think. 'Best regards' and 'Kind regards' both seem to me suitable only for a personal letter to a friend. I see little or no difference between 'Best' and 'kind' here.' Yours faithfully' tends to sound old-fashioned today, and is seldom used. By far the most common is 'Yours sincerely'.

So, what to put at the end of a business email? Some people don't put anything at all. Others feel they should put something, as to them it feels wrong to just stop. I feel like that, here on the Forum, that's why I always end by putting 'Best wishes, Clive'. It's not a great choice, but it's relatively friendly and that's the habit I got into. But I'm not writing a business email.

You could just put nothing, except for a nice concluding paragraph. Or perhaps your name and/or the name of your company. Or maybe, you could put 'Regards'. I'd omit the 'kind/best' myself, and I'd only say 'regards' to someone I already know.

In a way, it doesn't matter too much what you put, because I don't think people much care what you write. They don't consciously read it, they see so many different endings and they themselves don't know what to write or to expect.

I'm sorry not to be of more help to you, but the whole subject is still in flux.

Best wishes, Clive

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

Clive — Fri, 11 Nov 2005 23:35:34 GMT

Hi Benny,

Welcome to the Forum.

I'm sorry not to be of more help to you, but the whole subject is still in flux.

Best wishes, Clive

it is my motivation letter for a master in finland,i come from china

Anonymous — Fri, 04 Nov 2005 14:32:54 GMT

hello,everyone.my major is furniture design,now i am applying for international master program in finland.because i have to take the ielts test in 10 December,so i have no time to correct it. now my letter is a bit longer,but i donot know where should be deleted.i need your help and advie,thanks.the deadline is January 31,2006,but i have to print it on December 15.thank you for your help.

Dear Sir or Madam,

I am writing to you an application for the Masterâs Degree in Forest product technology in Helsinki University of Technology.

I studied interior and furniture design in Northeast Forestry University from 1998 to 2002,and acquired bachelor of arts.During the four years university life,the teachers impart us plenty of theoretical knowledge,however,the major of furniture is stress on the practical ability.It is the first and most important step to a better furniture designer have a lot of working experiences.So,I often stayed in the library to look at the lasted the furniture periodical,and went to many furniture companies to practice in my own time.Through learning ,I deepen the cognition o furniture,and I master the ways of product and design to different furnitures.For instance,I studied in the list of furniture companies in my spare time.1.Pauls Furniture Company,it is the Chinese Bauhaus.2.GuangMing furniture Company,whose wood furniture are famous in China.3.LongShunCheng furniture company,in which there are the well-known red wood furniture in Beijing.4.TianTan furniture company,it is the best basis of producing office furniture in China.From these famous furniture companies,I could learn the technological process and production method.so,I spent lots of time on the pratice ,then I would discussed with my teachers. I often join in the design competition,in 2001 I acquired the award of freshmen in in HeiLongJing provinence industrial design product.because I costed most of my time to add the working experience,it lead to my academic record are ideal.however,I believe they donot represent the true ability,the plenty of working experience are the basis to success.my graduation project did not choose the furniture as the design title instead of the interior design of banqueting hall,because I feel the furniture are serviced for the interior enirovement,it is successful if the furniture become the light spot.

I came into the Beijing Shengshi Jiayuan Furniture company and become a furniture designer,which is the one of the ten biggest furniture company in Beijing.I worked on the ground ,as the salesperson,to learn the need of clients to different furniture personally ,then go to the clientâs home and survey according to the actual features,after that ,recommend every styles furnitue to them.Through six monthsâexperience,depending on the characteristics of yong people buying house,I design a small size and easy to fold sofa,which is well liked by the young men and women,and were favorably reviewed by the Janpanese and Korea clients,gave lots of overseas orders.It help me have a new discovery.In the March 2005, as the assistant of overseasâs salor manager,I attened the GuangZhou Furniture Show which is a exchange show help the Chinese furniture export to other countries .It give me more strongly touch.I found the furniture difference between china and other countries.The main reasons attracting the foreign clients are the low man power and raw material in china,however,part of the Chinese furniture copy the other countriesâs.It let me feel more strongly responsibility.

To me,as a yong female designer,it is my dream let the other people learn the Chinese furniture through my works and then drive itâs development .that must absorb the soul in Chinese furniture in Ming and Qing dynasties,at the same time prserve and save,then creat again.so,in order to learn the furniture design better,I choose the Finland as my studing country.Finland is one of the famouse design countries,have plenty of forest, two-thirds of the country is covered by forest. The most important is forest industry are the traditional main manufacturing areas,It have advanced level of technique on the technology.In the furniture design,the technology take a important part,and some innovations come from the technology,that all of all must particular learn on the technology,there are many excellent teachers on the technology in Helsinki University of Technology, they are experts in the field within both the University and industry.From them ,I should learn how to deal with the precious forest more reasonly and efficiently,then product the dairy furniture depending on every series of ways.I hope I should study the distillation of furniture technology,and link them with Chinese furniture,creat the resplendence again.

I am challenging,I hope to become the chinese Hans Wagner to understand the soul of Chinese traditional furniture so better,then add them into the simple style in North Europe,create a new style.

Next to the love of furniture design,I also like adventure.I go to a strange city to find out the nature of the city alone.During the holiday time,I have traveled the big cities in china ,it not only steel my fortitudinous and bravely character but also extend my knowledge.in February 2005,I went to the Tibet and Yun Nan province by myself,they are two of the most specially cities in China,which are the minority settlements.Local culture and custom give me another elicitation to life and new uptake to design.I spent three months to learn the furniture markets everywhere in China between April and July in 2005,that help me have a thorough understanding to the actual state of Chinese furniture.So,I deepen the determination to go aboard for study more than ever.I wish I should help the Chinese furniture keep up with the developed countries on the technology and design,decrease the gap .Let the people in the world look at the characteristic Chinese furniture.

After graduation,I hope I could come into the famous furniture companies to learn,then come back,let the soul of Chinese traditional furniture combine with the modern furniture,and help the Chinese furniture stand on the worldâs arena once again,expecially in 2008 BeiJing the Olympic Games,let the friends from other countries enjoy the charm of Chinese furniture.

Yours sincerely

Re: recommendation letter and a proof of someone's enrolment

yuuki — Sun, 16 Oct 2005 05:18:28 GMT

Sorry! I forgot to login when I worte the last message...

Dear nona the brit,

Thank you so much for your reply and the advice.
Those things like commas and the difference between 'faithfully' and 'sincerely' , which I never knew are quite important in formal writing, I think.

I compared my letter and yours, and made me learn a great deal. I will try to write a better letter in the future!

Thank you again.

Yours sincerely,

Yuuki

Re: recommendation letter and a proof of someone's enrolment

Anonymous — Sun, 16 Oct 2005 05:15:21 GMT

Dear nona the brit,

Thank you so much for your reply and the advice.
Those things like commas and the difference between 'faithfully' and 'sincerely' , which I never knew are quite important in formal writing, I think.

I compared my letter and yours, and made me learn a great deal. I will try to write a better letter in the future!

Thank you again.

Yours sincerely,

Yuuki

Re: Look for friends who interested in Chinese culture

Kingleo8888 — Tue, 13 Sep 2005 19:40:16 GMT

Hello Lulla!

thanks for ur reply!i`m very pleased to be your friend.if u do interested in Chinese culture i`d like try my best to help u!frankly, as i think of it China is a large,beautiful country not coz it is communist country.in the contrary,its mistcism and attraction just rooted in its unique cultural system and the lifestyle of Chinese people(especially the frugal and autarkic lifestyle of our primogenitor)and i often consider the essence of Chinese culture just originated the feudalistic society system.as the ancient chinese people thought the most important thing for them were reading and cultivating,and almost of them contented with a little.

firstly,i wanna talk with u sth.about the traditional culture in the ancient China.although i dedicated myself in it for many years,there still have not a big harvest till now.and my poor english isn`t enough to express my feelings at all.especially the ancient Chinese masterpieces they are really very concise and recondite.the authors always used less words to convey a great deal of thought.so it confused people a lot .for the new generations,they themselves even if hardly to understand their own great tradition and the splendid ancient civilization.

As we know,China is one of the four great civilization ancient countries,it have more than 5 thousand years civilization. Chinese traditional culture is really brilliant and meaningful.

there have different beliefs in China,for example,Confucianism,Taoism,Buddhism,Muslim,Christianism,Zen and so on.Confucianism is the state-religion of ancient China,it advocated Humanity,righteousness,Etiquette,Faith,Filial piety etc.

Taoism was founded by Laozi at 6~5 centrury B.C.his great works The power of way is really profound and it full of wisedom.he considered everything had its own advantages and disadvantages,and they r switched frequetly.he thought nature is the highest theorem,as the famous apothegms said in his book:human always imitated the earth,the earth always imitated the heaven(god),and the heven always imitated the way,and the way must followed the nature.

Zen is the native Buddism form although it originated from indian Buddhism.there have difference between them.Buddism call for people shoudn`t care the life quality of this life because the would had a more brilliant life in the eternity.But Zen encouraged people to enjoy themself everyday.and people who believed it can approched the best fettle though meditation.

well,maybe I talk too much today.and maybe there have a lots of mistake here.i`d like to accept ur criticism and help.

perhaps i`d like to discuss sth.about the eight diagrams,I--changing,Taiji or martial art with u next time.

keep correspond frequently plz!!! i look forward hear from u soon.

Take care!and best wishes for u!!!

Yours sincerely friend Leo