Comments on: modern etiquette, like regular etiquette, eludes me http://www.notmartha.org/archives/2006/11/29/modern-etiquette-like-regular-etiquette-eludes-me/ (p.s. I now have comments, yay.) Sat, 11 Oct 2008 14:33:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: mfm http://www.notmartha.org/archives/2006/11/29/modern-etiquette-like-regular-etiquette-eludes-me/#comment-188 mfm Fri, 08 Dec 2006 18:32:57 +0000 http://www.notmartha.org/archive/2006/11/29/modern-etiquette-like-regular-etiquette-eludes-me/#comment-188 yeah, i agree that "best" is ok. i don't think i would use it the first time i ever emailed someone, but i'm usually emailing with coworkers who don't use salutations or closings at all, just like in the NYT article. i sometimes use "All best" if i want to be a bit warmer. i use "Thanks much" if i am sticking someone with a task and expect it to be done. yeah, i agree that "best" is ok. i don't think i would use it the first time i ever emailed someone, but i'm usually emailing with coworkers who don't use salutations or closings at all, just like in the NYT article.
i sometimes use "All best" if i want to be a bit warmer. i use "Thanks much" if i am sticking someone with a task and expect it to be done.

]]> By: Squisita http://www.notmartha.org/archives/2006/11/29/modern-etiquette-like-regular-etiquette-eludes-me/#comment-88 Squisita Wed, 06 Dec 2006 00:54:59 +0000 http://www.notmartha.org/archive/2006/11/29/modern-etiquette-like-regular-etiquette-eludes-me/#comment-88 "Yours very truly" is really popular where I work and I don't know what to make of it. "Yours" alone seems romantic. "Yours truly" seems redundant, since it is often used alone to mean "me." I usually close with "Thanks," because there's usually something to be grateful for, if only, "Thanks for your time." "Yours very truly" is really popular where I work and I don't know what to make of it. "Yours" alone seems romantic. "Yours truly" seems redundant, since it is often used alone to mean "me." I usually close with "Thanks," because there's usually something to be grateful for, if only, "Thanks for your time."

]]> By: Letty http://www.notmartha.org/archives/2006/11/29/modern-etiquette-like-regular-etiquette-eludes-me/#comment-77 Letty Tue, 05 Dec 2006 05:36:06 +0000 http://www.notmartha.org/archive/2006/11/29/modern-etiquette-like-regular-etiquette-eludes-me/#comment-77 Don't sweat it girl. I've been using 'best' for a long time and the last thing I regard it as is a brush off. The others (sincerely, regards...) are too stuffy for my taste. They're being kooky and you know---consider that it was probably some sleep-deprived, slightly hungover intern that wrote that bit of swill in order to "help out" for the day. Best, ^_^ Don't sweat it girl. I've been using 'best' for a long time and the last thing I regard it as is a brush off. The others (sincerely, regards...) are too stuffy for my taste. They're being kooky and you know---consider that it was probably some sleep-deprived, slightly hungover intern that wrote that bit of swill in order to "help out" for the day.
Best,
^_^

]]> By: May http://www.notmartha.org/archives/2006/11/29/modern-etiquette-like-regular-etiquette-eludes-me/#comment-60 May Mon, 04 Dec 2006 18:16:27 +0000 http://www.notmartha.org/archive/2006/11/29/modern-etiquette-like-regular-etiquette-eludes-me/#comment-60 I often use "Take care". I often use "Take care".

]]> By: Kate http://www.notmartha.org/archives/2006/11/29/modern-etiquette-like-regular-etiquette-eludes-me/#comment-52 Kate Mon, 04 Dec 2006 13:38:36 +0000 http://www.notmartha.org/archive/2006/11/29/modern-etiquette-like-regular-etiquette-eludes-me/#comment-52 Aaaaggg! I've been "best"-ing my e-mail sign offs for years!!! I hate "cheers" unless I know the person is British--it just sounds so fake to me coming from an American. Aaaaggg! I've been "best"-ing my e-mail sign offs for years!!! I hate "cheers" unless I know the person is British--it just sounds so fake to me coming from an American.

]]> By: Sarah http://www.notmartha.org/archives/2006/11/29/modern-etiquette-like-regular-etiquette-eludes-me/#comment-11 Sarah Sun, 03 Dec 2006 09:07:34 +0000 http://www.notmartha.org/archive/2006/11/29/modern-etiquette-like-regular-etiquette-eludes-me/#comment-11 I use "Regards" or "Kind regards" at work. I use "Regards" or "Kind regards" at work.

]]> By: Heather http://www.notmartha.org/archives/2006/11/29/modern-etiquette-like-regular-etiquette-eludes-me/#comment-8 Heather Sun, 03 Dec 2006 07:03:12 +0000 http://www.notmartha.org/archive/2006/11/29/modern-etiquette-like-regular-etiquette-eludes-me/#comment-8 I'm big on "Cheers" to close work emails, and "Rock" to close personal ones. But that's because I'm hardly formal. I'm big on "Cheers" to close work emails, and "Rock" to close personal ones. But that's because I'm hardly formal.

]]> By: Phil's Blogservations http://www.notmartha.org/archives/2006/11/29/modern-etiquette-like-regular-etiquette-eludes-me/#comment-7 Phil's Blogservations Sun, 03 Dec 2006 03:00:39 +0000 http://www.notmartha.org/archive/2006/11/29/modern-etiquette-like-regular-etiquette-eludes-me/#comment-7 <strong>Signing Your Emails...</strong> Ever read an article in a high-profile publication that implies you've been doing something totally wrong for, like, fifteen years?... Signing Your Emails...

Ever read an article in a high-profile publication that implies you've been doing something totally wrong for, like, fifteen years?...

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