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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Letter Writing

When do you say yours sincerely?

When is it correct to write 'Yours sincerely/faithfully'?
  

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Those are closing formulas for formal letters. I'll copy below what I wrote a couple of days ago in another thread . The 'traditional' rule (for formal letters) is as follows: If you don't know the name of the recipient, start with "Dear Sir or Madam" and end with "Yours faithfully" If you know the name of the recipient, start with "Dear Mr (or Mrs,or Miss) + surname" (eg.

— Tanit

  • Those are closing formulas for formal letters.
  • I'll copy below what I wrote a couple of days ago in another thread .
  • The 'traditional' rule (for formal letters) is as follows: If you don't know the name of the recipient, start with "Dear Sir or Madam" and end with "Yours faithfully" If you know the name of the recipient, start with "Dear Mr (or Mrs,or Miss) + surname" (eg.
  • Dear Miss Jones) and end with "Yours sincerely".
  • That said, use these only if you're writing a formal letter as a part of an ESL exam.
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Those are closing formulas for formal letters. I'll copy below what I wrote a couple of days ago in another thread.

The 'traditional' rule (for formal letters) is as follows:

If you don't know the name of the recipient, start with "Dear Sir or Madam" and end with "Yours faithfully"
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you would say your sincerly at the end if you knew the person. you would say your faithfully if you didn't know them.
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Anonymousyou would say your sincerly at the end if you knew the person. you would say your faithfully if you didn't know them.
Please be careful with the spelling! It's " Yours sincerely" and "Yours faithfully". Your answer was also given by Tanit about 1 year ago. Nonetheless thanks for participating.

Alex
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To begin with, both of these are formal closures of a letter, BUT contrary to the popular belief, there is a difference between these two and so they are NOT interchangeable.

To the best of my knowledge, you use "yours sincerely" in case of knowing the name of the individual whom you write. In other words when you begin your letter with "Dear XY", so a specific person is adressed.
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anonymous When is it correct to write 'Yours sincerely/faithfully'?
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