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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Letter Writing
How do you end a letter to someone you don't know?
I don't know how you have to end a letter to someone you don't know. And I really need to know
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Hi, If you used tthe person's name at the start, eg Dear Mr. Smith , say 'Yours sincerely'. If you said eg Dear Sir / Dear Madam , the convention used to be to say 'Yours faithfully'.
- Hi, If you used tthe person's name at the start, eg Dear Mr.
- Smith , say 'Yours sincerely'.
- If you said eg Dear Sir / Dear Madam , the convention used to be to say 'Yours faithfully'.
- But today, I see 'Yours sincerely' much more often than 'Yours faithfully'.
- Clive
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Hi,
If you used tthe person's name at the start, eg Dear Mr. Smith, say 'Yours sincerely'.
If you said eg Dear Sir / Dear Madam, the convention used to be to say 'Yours faithfully'. But today, I see 'Yours sincerely' much more often than 'Yours faithfully'.
If you used tthe person's name at the start, eg Dear Mr. Smith, say 'Yours sincerely'.
If you said eg Dear Sir / Dear Madam, the convention used to be to say 'Yours faithfully'. But today, I see 'Yours sincerely' much more often than 'Yours faithfully'.
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Hi,
If you search for and read the various discusions in the forum about this expression, you'll see that most people never use it anytime in their lives.
Clive
If you search for and read the various discusions in the forum about this expression, you'll see that most people never use it anytime in their lives.
Clive
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Your's faithfully if not knowing the name, however knowing the name would be yours sincerly, happy to help
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