Questions tagged [valediction]
A word or phrase of farewell used to end a letter or message
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Does “Bests” mean “Best regards” in emails?
One of my colleagues (not a native English speaker) always ends his emails like this:
Bests
Mike
I guess he means Best regards with Bests. Could someone help explain?
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How grammatically sound are letter valedictions like “Best regards”?
My question is specifically about how we close letters. Let's start with fairly archaic valedictions:
Sincerely,
John Smith
With regards,
Jane Smith
Here, "sincerely" describes John ...
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“With best/kind regards” vs “Best/Kind regards”
In Europe, it is not uncommon to receive emails with the valediction With best/kind regards, instead of the more typical and shorter Best/Kind regards.
When I see a colleague of mine writing such a ...
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'Yours faithfully' vs 'Yours sincerely'
I already and understand Wikipedia on 'valediction and user 'Manoochehr' 's answer on ELU:
As reported by Oxford Handbook of Commercial Correspondence:
[1.] If the letter begins with Dear Sir, ...
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“Best regards” vs. “Best Regards”
I have been told that I should use "Best regards" in emails. However, I also see many native English speakers using "Best Regards". I'm confused which is correct.
