Use of yours faithfully and yours sincerely

Hi,

I use 'Yours sincerely' when I write a business letter on paper. Rarely on an email.

I never use 'Yours faithfully'.

Best wishes, Clive

When addressing somebody by name (eg. Dear Mr Smith) then use 'yours sincerely' at the end of the letter. If you don't know who you are adressing (eg. Dear Sir/Madam) then use 'yours faithfully'.

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Hi,

Where you live, do you get a lot of letters that use 'Dear Sir / Yours faithfully'?

Here in Canada, I don't.

Best wishes, Clive

I think your answer is the most accurate one here for this topic.[Y]

Here is Britain the Dear Sir / Yours faithfully combination is a standard. I back up the previous person's statement, I was a secretary for years.

I was told that when you are writing a business letter to someone you have a business relationship with then you should use 'yours faithfully', as an expression of your committment to the business relationship. You then use 'yours sincerely' for letters where there is no business relationship (contract) and the recipeint is relying on your sincerity as to the message being conveyed.

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Hi.

Anonymous was told that when you are writing a business letter to someone you have a business relationship with then you should use 'yours faithfully', as an expression of your committment to the business relationship. You then use 'yours sincerely' for letters where there is no business relationship (contract) and the recipeint is relying on your sincerity as to the