The word you are talking about is actually two seperate words; good self.
The phrase "your good self" simply means "you", but it is an extremely polite and formal way of saying it.
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#1 04-Feb-2003, 05:28Goodself
Have you ever seen this word "Goodself", I saw it many times but don't know exactly its meaning. Most of the time, I saw in the documents of Singaporean, Malaysian, and Indian letters. Could you give me the exact meaning, please? I have some examples herein for your interpretation.
1. Reference is made to the teleconversation between your goodself and our Ms. Wan recently.
2. We are pleased to award the above-mentioned work to your company for the sum of S$ 200,000.00 as agreed between goodself and the undersigned.
Thank you in advance.
Best regards,
Piak
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#2 04-Feb-2003, 10:27I'm not a teacher, so please consider any advice I give in that context.
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#3 05-Feb-2003, 14:13It's not used in current British English nor, I think, American. It means, as Red says, yourself. I wouldn't use it in corrspondence with BE orAE speakers, but it is used in Indian English.
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#4 07-Feb-2003, 00:03The last time I saw it was in one of those scam letters about 20,000,000 dollars from Lagos, Nigeria.
Originally Posted by tdol
It's not used in current British English nor, I think, American. It means, as Red says, yourself. I wouldn't use it in corrspondence with BE orAE speakers, but it is used in Indian English.
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#5 07-Feb-2003, 00:19I hope you gave them your bank details.
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