LizzieMaine
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Of course, there's always "Thanx and a tip of the Hatlo Hat..."
In letter writing I sign off with the formal: Yours faithfully or, if we are acquainted, Yours sincerely.
Of course, there's always "Thanx and a tip of the Hatlo Hat..."
That's exactly what I was taught at school in NZ in the 80s. "Yours sincerely" for personal, informal correspondence and "Yours faithfully" for business and formal communications.
They'll do it every time!Of course, there's always "Thanx and a tip of the Hatlo Hat..."
...emails, letters that close with 'Regards' or sometimes variants such as 'Kind' or 'Best' Regards, or 'Warm'/'Warmest' Regards. In the latter case, it's as if the heat level somehow mitigates the meanness and carelessness of the 'Regards' signature.
Yikes. ;-P....a good friend (and whom I had helped out a couple of times) signed a postcard 'Regards, David': I have never felt the same way about him since. The signature sounds old-fashioned, but in a negative sense, like Dickenses Uriah Heep or Mr Pooter in 'Diary of a Nobody'.
I would regard your reaction as somewhere north of bizarre.One of my neighbours uses it and a couple of years ago a person I considered a good friend (and whom I had helped out a couple of times) signed a postcard 'Regards, David': I have never felt the same way about him since.
I just don't really see why 'regards'..or 'best regards' is anything to hate. The one that seems so bland to me is someone signing off with 'later'.
Later
HD
Hey, "Later" is what I use. Of course I use it because it's somewhat unique, easy to type, and it seems less caring or confrontational than your obedient servant, love, or some other stuff. My favorite is from Animal House:
Respectfully Submitted,
Douglas C. Neidermeyer
Sargent at Arms
LATER