![]() ![]() Thanks! – This rubs me the wrong way because I used to have a boss who ended every email this way. Thanks so much – I also like this and use it, especially when someone-a colleague, a source, someone with whom I have a business relationship-has put time and effort into a task or email. Forbes Leadership editor Fred Allen uses it regularly and I think it’s an appropriate, warm thing to say. Take care – In the right instances, especially for personal emails, this works. Warmly – This is a nice riff on the “warm” theme that can safely be used among colleagues. Warmest – I use this often for personal emails, especially if I’m close to someone but not in regular touch. Warmest Regards – As good as Warm Regards, with a touch of added heat. Warm Regards – I like this for a personal email to someone you don’t know very well, or a business email that is meant as a thank-you. Why not type three more letters? OK if you’re sending it from your phone. Rgds – I used to use this but stopped, because it’s trying too hard to be abbreviated. Regards – Fine, anodyne, helpfully brief. Why do you need the extra “s?”īest Regards – More formal than the ubiquitous “Best.” I use this when I want a note of formality. I think it’s old-fashioned.īest Wishes –Seems too much like a greeting card but it’s not bad.īests – I know people who like this but I find it fussy. My best to you – Lett also likes this one. I recommend it highly and so do the experts. Farhad Manjoo, 35, Wall Street Journal technology columnist and until recently, the voice behind a Slate podcast, “Manners for the Digital Age,” puts it well: “An email is both a letter and an instant message,” he observes.Īll of that said, here is a list of common and not-so-common email sign-offs, with commentary and notes from the experts.īest – This is the most ubiquitous it’s totally safe. Emails are their own form of communication and they’re evolving fast. “I don’t believe emails are conversations,” she says. Land a great job, handle your boss and get ahead today.Įtiquette consultant Lett advocates a more formal approach.
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