What do these email sign-offs mean?
- Jincy James
- Oct 28, 2021
- 1 min read
Below are the commonly used email signoffs and their usage & meaning decoded.
a) Regards:
This one is a corporate fav and is considered extremely safe to use in formal and informal contexts. It's neutral and brief.
b) Best Wishes:
Another classic, it's a good mix of formal and friendliness at the same time.
c) Cheers:
if the email context is friendly, then I personally use this. It's friendly, fun, conversational, and chill. I use this specifically when I know the person and have interacted with them 1:1.
d) Thanks in advance:
Okay so hear me out, I have used this on multiple occasions where I want to set an expectation. The way I see it, we are expressing gratitude for when they deliver what is asked for in the email. Don't overthink it, I don't see this as a rude signoff.
e) Yours sincerely:
I use this when I know the person personally, also when I know the name of the person example: Dear Ms. James and so on.
f) Yours faithfully
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