[General] with regards writing

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dibyaprakash11

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Dear Sir,
can we write
"with regards"
to a senior officer in letter writing at the end other than your's sincerely?
thanks
 

emsr2d2

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Dear Sir,
can we write
"with regards"
to a senior officer in letter writing at the end other than your's sincerely?
thanks

I think these days, it's a matter of personal choice and what the standard form is in your company/culture.

When I learnt about letter writing, I was always told:

Dear Sir ---- Yours faithfully

Dear Mr/Mrs [name] ---- Yours sincerely

However, these days, I do see a lot of letters which end "Yours" or "With regards". Personally, I feel that "Yours sincerely/faithfully" sound much more formal in a business letter.
 

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With regards is less formal- it's widely used in emails and is used in letters, but as emsr2d2 says, it depends on the company culture. If letters to senior management normally end Yours sincerely, I would stick to that; informality or insufficient formality can be misinterpreted by some people.
 
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