Dear Mrs Hasan..... |
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Votes: 327
Comments: 9
Added: September 2003
| Stunz - 25th September 2003 02:18 |
| But how well do we know her; what are we writing to her about; and don't we usually dispense with the commas after "sincerely" or "faithfully" in modern business correspondence? |
| tdol - 25th September 2003 17:53 |
| The comas can be left out. I'd use 'sincerely' with a name regardless of how wel I know them. If I wanted to use 'love', then I'd normally be on first names terms. ;-) |
| tdol - 1st November 2003 18:04 |
| I meant 'commas'. ;-( |
| Joan - 24th November 2003 23:13 |
| What's so wrong with the comma? |
| colyn - 19th February 2004 14:45 |
| Dear Mrs Hasan You are the worst employee I have ever had in my department. You are fired. Love H.D. Smith (Manager) |
| Thornton - 13th November 2006 16:58 |
| Must be sincerely. Anything else would be too personal. If you're calling her Mrs., you woldn't sign it love. |
| intrepid - 15th November 2006 16:30 |
| For 50 years I have used "Sincerely yours," for all formal communication. It is a standard use in the USA. When the "Yours" is placed first, it implies a personal knowledge of the addressee. |
| Winston - 19th November 2006 13:24 |
| That's different from British English, where the distinction is on whether we use a name or not, and not whether we know them or not. |
| Jenny - 27th January 2008 13:04 |
| faithfully is used when using Sir or Madam - love is personal |
