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Victo Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Elliptical Sentences—Thanks and Thank you

When the words Thanks or Thank you are used at the end of an e-mail, does a comma or a period correctly follow each? I believe the period is correct because Thanks and Thank you are elliptical sentences that function as independent comments. Comma or period after Thanks and Thank you?


Examples:


Mike,


Blah blah blah ...


Thanks,


Joe

_________________________


Mike,


Blah blah blah ...


Thanks.


Joe

_________________________


Thank you.
  

Top answer

Complimentary closes end with a comma.

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  • Complimentary closes end with a comma.
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Complimentary closes end with a comma.
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These are not complimentary closings. Best regards and Yours truly are. They are elliptical sentences—e.g. Thanks [for your support]. Thank you [for your assistance]. That's why I thought the period was correct, but I often see the comma used erroneously after each. Just confirming here.
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victoThese are not complimentary closings.
Yes, it is. It’s just casual.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valediction#Valedictions_in_e-mail
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