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| View Poll Results: How do you end a letter beginning 'Dear Sir or Madam'... | |||
| Yours sincerely, |     | 4,839 | 32.15% |
| Yours faithfully, |    | 5,732 | 38.09% |
| Sincerely yours, |    | 1,432 | 9.52% |
| Yours truly, |    | 371 | 2.47% |
| Regards, |    | 2,480 | 16.48% |
| Love, |    | 66 | 0.44% |
| With love, | | 57 | 0.38% |
| Yours ever, | | 72 | 0.48% |
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28-Jun-2009, 11:27
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 Re: Dear Sir or Madam... Tony Blair's usage of "yours ever" probably comes about as a result of his former profession. By convention barristers will usually close a letter to another member of the Bar with the words "yous ever" to denote their mutual friendship and respect as members of the same profession, even if they have never in fact met. |
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