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Australian here. "Cheers" to close colleagues. "Kind regards" for other internal correspondence. "Yours sincerely" for external correspondence where the reci
by YPPH 5y ago
Australian here.
"Cheers" to close colleagues.
"Kind regards" for other internal correspondence.
"Yours sincerely" for external correspondence where the recipient is named.
"Yours faithfully" for external correspondence not addressed to an identified individual.
- tobr 5y agoIf you emailed me this way, I would wonder why you’re being so dang informal, and feel self conscious about anything I wrote as a reply.
- tobr 5y agoI meant to type “so dang formal”. Can’t edit now…
- gsinclair 5y agoAnother Australian here. “Cheers” or “Regards” every time. I see no need for greater formality than that.
- YPPH 5y agoI agree. For completeness, some people find "regards" a bit blunt, and therefore qualify it with "Kind". I don't really see the issue, but "Kind regards" is orthodoxy in many Australian workplaces.
- caymanjim 5y ago"Yours faithfully" is just weird. Faithful to what? Why are you faithful to an unidentified individual or entity? Not judging you personally here; it's just weird. Sounds archaic, borderline creepy.
- YPPH 5y agoIt's the traditional formal signoff where the recipient is not addressed. I understand it is of British origin. My guess as to its meaning is, since it is not addressed, you are faithful to the recipient that it will get to the right place. When I send correspondence externally, it is formal in nature. I have just followed templating conventions. I think it is out of place for less formal communications.