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Was just typing a letter....
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and I was trying to remember if I should use 'Yours faithfully' or 'Yours sincerely' - anyway I figured out which one to use but then I got to thinking that these turns of phrase seem quite dated now and rather odd to use in this day and age considering how much our English language has evolved and changed.
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.angel - if you address the letter to Dear Mr. ..... then its yours sincerely and if its addressed Dear Sir/Madam etc
then its yours faithfully.
Mind things have changed now - when I was at secretarial college we had to type the address like this:
Mr.Smith
40 Nowhere Road
Cantbebotherington
London
now its :
Mr. Smith
40 Nowhere Road
Cantbebotherington
London.
if you get my drift.
I also learnt to type on one of those big black Royal/Imperial typewriters - you had to smash the keys down to get it to print.
Its a wonder us poor typists did'nt break our fingers !!
Those were the days.
I think you may be too young to remember angel, my darling.
then its yours faithfully.
Mind things have changed now - when I was at secretarial college we had to type the address like this:
Mr.Smith
40 Nowhere Road
Cantbebotherington
London
now its :
Mr. Smith
40 Nowhere Road
Cantbebotherington
London.
if you get my drift.
I also learnt to type on one of those big black Royal/Imperial typewriters - you had to smash the keys down to get it to print.
Its a wonder us poor typists did'nt break our fingers !!
Those were the days.
I think you may be too young to remember angel, my darling.
Den53 - I can normally remember which one to use for Dear Mr or Dear Sir/Madam but I couldn't remember what to use when its just Dear Joe Bloggs - found out its yours sincerely.
Yes it is funny how the letter format and address layout has changed - it wasn't that long ago at all that we wrote addresses unaligned/staggered.
Lots of people seem to have dropped the commas as well for example after Dear Sirs or after each line of an address they don't use a comma - I'm not with the times yet on this one as I still use commas.
Stewey - I've never had a letter ending just 'Sincerely' at the end.
I do sometimes use: - Kind regards, regards, Many thanks
Yes it is funny how the letter format and address layout has changed - it wasn't that long ago at all that we wrote addresses unaligned/staggered.
Lots of people seem to have dropped the commas as well for example after Dear Sirs or after each line of an address they don't use a comma - I'm not with the times yet on this one as I still use commas.
Stewey - I've never had a letter ending just 'Sincerely' at the end.
I do sometimes use: - Kind regards, regards, Many thanks