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Barbara, you made me laugh! But alas, the usage in English is overwhelmingly accepted. Who am I to say it sounds too mushy and cutesy for my taste? Dee, you caught me in a mental lapse, which may show how infrequently I write actual letters to my family.
This is an unsolicited letter trying to get your business. You will probably throw it in the trash. In spite of this, truly, I am yours.
I said this in another response somewhere, but the idea of telling someone I am his or hers, when I have never met that person, feels awkward to me.
I had a truly frightening experience yesterday. I sent a business letter to a new client whom I have never met and likely never will. We also had never corresponded previously.
He complained to two of my bosses that it was religious in some way, and inappropriate. These people all have masters in business administration. Can anyone help me vent??? WHAT is going on here!??? Your client and your boss come across as rather illiterate oafs. Yes, I also thought that. I think I just needed somebody to see the illiterate oaf-ness of them as well! It frightens me, but I am obviously more passionate about language than the sirs in question.
I smsed to a girl whom I just met once who came to my office for some business. I asked her if i could keep in touch with her and she said yes. Darmendar: I would say she probably thought you were coming on to her or something. You should also find out where they studied business or management or whatever and write a formal letter of complaint about their former student. This reflects badly on the educational institution where this person has studied. I utterly agree with the comments of Caroline Leek.
I came to this site because I was shocked that the president of a professional society had sent a notice of a meeting to professional colleagues, all of whom he or she knows, and signed it Yours faithfully rather than Yours sincerely. They do it because it is the lazy way. The way they have changed the date system is strange too. I am still trying to work out what happened on the 9th of November?
Yours sinfully Yours mentally Yours physically Yours emotionally Yours infinitely Yours now and always Yours yours yours Yours and only Yours not Yours philosophically etc. In any other correspondence, regardless of media, there are no rules: do what you think is appropriate.
I agree with J Miles P about creating consistency. Yours is not only 1. To all who think such phrases are too disingenous and hypocritical. So I think in present days it is possible to write either … with the expression of my great displeasedness — in a letter of complaint.
Why is it that the ignorant and just plain stupid have all the imperium, but none of the auctoritas? I just consider it to be bad manners to get it so wrong and not to care. Kathy Edens is a blogger, a ghost writer, and content master who loves writing about anything and everything. TAGS: grammar. Contents: British correspondence closings American correspondence closings Final thoughts. Have you tried ProWritingAid yet? What are you waiting for?
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