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KoahZvika Posted 19 years ago
Vocabulary

Godspeed

0 I realize this may be out of place, but as far as I can tell, no forum exists on the internet for the topic of letter endings, salutations and the like. So my question is this, what does the letter signoff, "Godspeed," communicate? Where does it lie on the formality spectrum? What overtones or connotations does it have? Is it antiquated? The lot of you seem so helpful in explaining much more complicated matters, so I hope someone can shed some light on this for me.0-
  

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0It is not a normal sign-off at all. Where did you see it?02br
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0 It isn't common, but I have seen it on occasion. It seems to be used in similar situations as "Regards," or "Best regards," and in any case, why shouldn't I use it? I ask about it because I like how it sounds, but I don't want to use it without being sure of what it communicates.0-
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00 The most recent famous usage similar to what you want was the salute to John Glenn, the US astronaut, upon his take off. 02br
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01b00Godspeed02b00, as a word, is a wish for a prosperous journey, success, and good fortune. 02br
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0 I did read post 307222, but I think that context is different from a letter signoff. Godspeed, as a letter signoff doesn't necessarily imply the person is on any kind of journey. The difference of usage can be compared with "Farewell," as a letter signoff, and farewell as in "farewell on your trip." Fundamentally, they are the same, but the difference in context acts as a modifier to its meani
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0 Marius Hancu, before posting, I did some research on "Godspeed" and came across some of the results you've given, including the Wikipedia article, which, although it does give its literal definition, doesn't say anything about what it communicates as a letter signoff, or how formal it is, or what overtones or connotations it has, or whether or not it is antiquated. I've seen it used in various
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00When you say 'Godspeed', you are really saying that you hope *** will favour the person with a quick (speedy) journey. 02br
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00'Death' in this context is considered as the beginning of a journey, so the above meaning still applies.02br
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0 Well, there are several messages on the Web were it shows on the very last line:02br
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0Ok Marius, you can find examples of pretty much anything somewhere or other. None of yours are normal letter signoffs. It may have been used sometimes in this way in the past but that use is certainly obsolete, as02br
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001) It would only be used by a Christian who genuinely is wishing ***'s blessings (normally regarding a journey) on someone. It isn't used by anyone else
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01cite10Nona The Brit12cite101) It would only be used by a Christian who genuinely is wishing ***'s blessings (normally regarding a journey) on someone. It isn't used by anyone else.12blockquote
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