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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Letter Writing

Yours faithfully or Yours Sincerely

When should i use"Yours Faithfully", does it have a different meaning from "Yours sincerely"?

  

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Yes, but it's also okay to use " Yours sincerely" in formal letters. The difference is that we use " Yours faithfully" when we start a letter with " Dear Sir/Madam ", while " Yours sincerely (or Sincerely yours) " is used when we've mentioned the actual name of the person you're writing to in the salutation. Formal, we don't know the name of the person: Dear Sir/Madam, Yours faithfully Formal, addressed to a particular person: Dear Ms Paula Hill, Yours sincerely

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  • Yes, but it's also okay to use " Yours sincerely" in formal letters.
  • The difference is that we use " Yours faithfully" when we start a letter with " Dear Sir/Madam ", while " Yours sincerely (or Sincerely yours) " is used when we've mentioned the actual name of the person you're writing to in the salutation.
  • Formal, we don't know the name of the person: Dear Sir/Madam, Yours faithfully Formal, addressed to a particular person: Dear Ms Paula Hill, Yours sincerely
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Yes, but it's also okay to use "Yours sincerely" in formal letters. The difference is that we use "Yours faithfully" when we start a letter with "Dear Sir/Madam", while "Yours sincerely (or Sincerely yours)" is used when we've mentioned the actual name of the person you're writing to in the salutation.

Formal, we don't know the name of the perso

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Hi,



Today, I rarely see 'Yours faithfully'. It seems rather old-fashioned to me.



Clive
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CliveToday, I rarely see 'Yours faithfully'. It seems rather old-fashioned to me.
Would it be possible that it's more common in British English? One of my teachers, a British native, insisted that I use 'Yours faithfully' in certain cases. But I'll take your word for it anyway Clive
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Yours faithfully should be used when you don't know to whom you are writing, Yours sincerely should be used if you have a name or are slightly aquainted.
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I would add that "yours sincerely" is often preferred because those using it are ignorant of how the different sign-offs should be used in different circumstances - i.e.

Dear Sir/Madam/Parent/The Occupier

djdjddj

Yours faithfully

Dear Mr Paul

jhkjhkbnkj


Yours sincerely
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your's faithfully is used when you are writing for the first time to them also when it is informal.
Your's sincerely is used when you have already wrote to them also when it is just a friendly letter.
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You use Yours faithfully when you are addressing the letter to Mr/Mrs, so someone you don't know or haven't used their name on the letter.
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Forgive my frankness, but your last post is incorrect.
Have you read the whole of the thread to date?

Clive
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Why do I have to be faithful to someone I do not know?

It seems I can be more sincere to someone I do not know rather than being Faithful to him or her....

A bit odd no?

Any one has views on that?
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Today, such expressions are merely standard and formulaic, with no real meaning..

Clive
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