What valediction do you normally use?

- (Name)

My emails aren’t all that formal.

Best,

bythebay

Again, I’m so sorry,

Blondesjon

I have been just using my name for about a year now, unless I have something specific I want to say. With my parents, grandparents and aunts, usually Love. Otherwise usually nothing. This I decided after a few misunderstandings about my choice of valedictions – I used to be fairly creative, but decided it was annoying being misunderstood, and that I also didn’t want omitting one to be misunderstood, so now either I really mean it or (usually) I leave it out.

Somewhat repetitively,

Zaku

Best or Regards

It depends on who I’m writing to. Family (and some friends) receive ‘love’, other friends often receive ’- my name’, ‘Thanks’ or ‘Best’. Potential employers receive ‘Thank you for your time and consideration’.

“Best Regards” or nothing but my name.

If it’s informal, to friends or family, I’ll use “Love,” but if it’s a school or work related thing, I’ll use “Thank You” or “Thank You Again.”

Love,
Tits

LoveTits was my favorite band in high school.

Best,
aprilsimnel

Hugs,
aprilsimnel

Love, peace and hair grease,
aprilsimnel

Small bills only, please,
aprilsimnel

For a genuine paper letter, it depends on whether it’s a piece of formal correspondence (letter of recommendation for a colleague, written complaint about a product), a cover letter for a manuscript submission, or a handwritten invitation or thank-you. Those might all get different closings. I still stay with “Sincerely” and “Very truly yours” for formal letters.

In e-mail I typically don’t use any except to family. It depends. At work it seems as if most people close e-mails with “Thanks,” but I don’t unless I intend to express gratitude for something. I mean someone will actually send out an announcement about a product release date, let’s say, with no actual or implied request or acknowledgment of any kind in it, and close it with “Thanks.” Isn’t that a bit silly?

I am always somewhat troubled by “best” because it doesn’t say best what.

I still say “Sincerely” because I mean what I write in all sincerity.

However, with family I use “Love.”

well for my email, I usually write
agape, grace & peace,

brother James

Squattingly,

Sueanne

I have no idea where that came from and I aplogize. I could delete, but WTF?

I always end with Kindest Regards,

For formal correpondences, I use Respectfully. Otherwise I don’t use anything but my name.

Cheers, Best, Thanks or nothing at all, followed by my name.

Swimmingly,

toomuchcoffee911

Oooooh, I like some of these.
@toomuchcoffee911 – “Swimmingly” is great. One of my favourite words.
@TheKNYHT – That’s very unique. How did you come up with it?
@Jeruba – I think “Best” is usually meaning “Best wishes”.
@Sueanne_Tremendous – Thanks for not deleting that. I laughed out loud when I read it! I wonder how people would react if I started using that to end my emails?

To friends, I usually use “ciao for now”.

Up yours,

Cheers—