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(With) kind regards

Hello everybody,
Here is a fairly simple question: is it ok to end a letter in English with the phrase "With kind regards"? Or can it only be "Kind regards", without the "with"?
I would also be interested to learn if there is a difference in meaning or tone between the various closings. For example, when comparing "Best wishes" and "Kind regards", is one more informal or intimate than the other?
With (?) kind regards,
Mathijs Panhuijsen.
  

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[nq:1]Hello everybody, Here is a fairly simple question: is it ok to end a letter in English with the phrase ... when comparing "Best wishes" and "Kind regards", is one more informal or intimate than the other? ) kind regards,[/nq] Informally, it is OK to end a letter with anything polite - English is not prescriptive on this sort of thing.

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  • [nq:1]Hello everybody, Here is a fairly simple question: is it ok to end a letter in English with the phrase ...
  • when comparing "Best wishes" and "Kind regards", is one more informal or intimate than the other?
  • ) kind regards,[/nq] Informally, it is OK to end a letter with anything polite - English is not prescriptive on this sort of thing.
  • "Kind regards" is just a short form of "With kind regards" - I can't discern any difference.
  • Many people put "Regards", which will do equally as well.
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[nq:1]Hello everybody, Here is a fairly simple question: is it ok to end a letter in English with the phrase ... when comparing "Best wishes" and "Kind regards", is one more informal or intimate than the other? With (?) kind regards,[/nq]
Informally, it is OK to end a letter with anything polite - English is not prescriptive on this sort of thing. "Kind regards" is just a short form of "With k
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I had never come across "kind regards" before the internet ( my use from '96ish) I hadn't considered it before but have found it the most common ending in formal email correspondence and use it when I have not had a formal introduction to the other person. I admit I thought it an "email thing" until this post. When introduced, I maybe use "yours" and to friends often "love" - the other point menti
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