Closing salutations - business correspondence/emails

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:"Best" always cracks me up. Best what?

"All best" is even funnier. It's like finding a way to leave out all of the connecting words so the receiver can interpret as they want. Is it "All my best" - "All best wishes"- "We're all the best" - "All best things come to an end"?
It's way to casual for my my liking.

Thanks! I agree! "Best" feels like it's missing something. Best what?

[Anonymous]

DH suggests "Bros before Hos"

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:At State Dept, most people use "many thanks" as a closing.

Really? I haven't seen that at my bureau but I kind of like it. Might steal it.

[Anonymous]

If I'm asking someone to do something I'll use "Thanks." Otherwise I'll use Best regards." When I worked as a lawyer in LA, our firm always ended letters with "Very truly yours." Isn't that ODD?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:All best,
Mary

Hideous. Incoherent. Grammatically incorrect. And meaningless. Completely and utterly unprofessional.

The only way to make it semi-acceptable would "All my best" or, more appropriately, "I send all my best wishes."

Yes! All of this! Thank you. I hate "all best" with a passion.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I've come across v/r a lot. It's short for "very respectfully"

They're so respectful they can't even be bothered to use actual words? Lmao

[Anonymous]

Regards
Best regards
Thank you

Depends

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:After reading many of these responses I'd like to add an additional one... I think I may have to start using it on non-responsive co-workers....


Bite me,
<insert name>

I always type that one in my head

[Anonymous]

Thank you,
Regards,

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:"I remain, as always, your humble and devoted servant," and then, in subsequent correspondence with the same person,

"I remain &c, &c,"

But really, I use cheers, best, and best regards for the relatively informal stuff. Sincerely for more formal.

The one I really dislike is "thanks in advance". It's like you're assuming I'm going to do the thing you're asking me to do, that my compliance is a foregone conclusion, and that you'll have something to thank me for. That's not a safe assumption.

OMG, I love you! I use "I remain, etc." and "yhs" as a joke in some of my personal emails!

Me, too, PPs!

[Anonymous]

Toodle-oo

[Anonymous]

You know what I hate? When people use their email signature as if they've signed their name. The signature line is like letterhead on a printed letter. You still sign your name. It only takes 2 seconds to sign your name.

For example:

Love and kisses,

Larla P. Larleson
Senior Vice President, Merkin Acquisition and Marketing
Larlo Associates, Inc.
100 Dcum Drive
Ashburn, Virginia 12345
[phone] (office)
998-877-6655 (mobile)
[phone] (fax)


Instead, it should say:

Love and kisses,

Larla


Larla P. Larleson
Senior Vice President, Merkin Acquisition and Marketing
Larlo Associates, Inc.
100 Dcum Drive
Ashburn, Virginia 12345
[phone] (office)
998-877-6655 (mobile)
[phone] (fax)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I've come across v/r a lot. It's short for "very respectfully"

They're so respectful they can't even be bothered to use actual words? Lmao

Good point, hadn't considered that angle. Actually I think it's just due to more of a cultural thing -- that signature is most common in the military/DOD as far as I can tell, and those communities tend to use acronyms and abbreviations for everything.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I've come across v/r a lot. It's short for "very respectfully"

I thought it ment virtual regards

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I've come across v/r a lot. It's short for "very respectfully"

They're so respectful they can't even be bothered to use actual words? Lmao

Talk about not using actual words, oh buttless one.