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Use "Yours faithfully" when you are starting your letter with Dear Sir/Madam, or a similar construction. That being said, it has been my experience that these are used less and less, especially in electronic communications.
2015年4月7日 · Yours Sincerely is short for "I am yours sincerely," and it wouldn't make much sense to say this to someone you don't know well enough to address by name. Yours Faithfully is short for " I remain your faithful and obedient servant, " which is not as emotionally intimate, and thus more appropriate to use when referring to persons with whom you're not familiar.
I was always taught to use 'Yours faithfully' in letters when addressing someone I didn't know, and 'yours sincerely' for people I did. However no such rules exist for emails, and using either of these valedictions would seem quite stuffy and overly formal. I'd use
Yours faithfully is not the only place where yours is used. yours (yo orz, yôrz, yōrz) pron. (used with a sing. or pl. verb) 1. Used to indicate the one or ones belonging to you: The larger boots are yours. If I can't find my book, I'll take yours. 2.
2018年5月25日 · In 1926 in "Modern English Usage" page 332, H. W. Fowler listed these phrases and their uses: Yours faithfully (to unknown person on business) Yours truly (to slight acquaintance) Yours very truly (ceremonious but cordial) Yours sincerely (in invitations and friendly but not intimate letters)
Yours faithfully is the correct one. It is primarily used in the UK; it is not used in the USA in formal correspondence. In 1928 H. W. Fowler listed these phrases and their uses: • Yours faithfully (to unknown person or business) • Yours truly (to slight
2012年3月28日 · School taught me to sign letters addressed personally 'yours sincerely' and letters addressed impersonally 'yours faithfully'. Thus, if your salutation is 'To whom it may concern' the corresponding valediction would be 'yours faithfully'.
2019年2月5日 · Ms Bunting has stated, in a comment, the relevant rule, which the OP probably already knows: sincerely goes with addressing the recipient by name (i.e. beginning the letter with something like Dear Mr Smith), and faithfully with using some generic salutation, such as Dear Sir.
2018年2月14日 · I was taught that a business letter should end as yours faithfully (as in "I remain your faithful servant"), and personal letters should end as yours sincerely (" as in I am your sincere friend".) But of course that was back in the day when schools concentrated more on learning social interaction than policing lunch boxes and gender fluidity.
2014年7月4日 · If you begin a letter with Dear.., then it is correct to end with Yours sincerely or Yours faithfully. In the past, all business letters would begin with Dear.., and end with Yours .. There is generally less formality around these days, with people rarely having to write actual letters, and first names being much more commonly used in business introductions.
