'Yours Ever'

[lankeela]

How do you sign off a letter? I've just seen a letter from Matt Hancock which he signed off 'Yours Ever' - the only other time I've seen that was by the former jockey and racing commentator Brough Scott when I worked for the Levy Board. I always thought it was a bit pretentious and not really sure what it actually means. Wouldn't 'Forever Yours' be better English or would that be seen as too informal?

[Old_Geezer]

No real difference is there ?

[AuntPollyGrey]

Seems a bit 'familiar' for anything other than a letter or card to a loved one. Can't see my solicitor signing off a letter to me with Yours Ever.

However, I can't stand 'Kind Regards' which I find condescending somehow. Whatever happened to 'Yours Sincerely' for an informal letter and 'Yours Faithfully' for a business letter ? ( or is it the other way around lol!) You hardly see that these days.

[Ken4155]

Always used 'yours sincerely' or 'yours aye'.

[theshedman]

I was taught that 'Yours Sincerely' should not be used after a Dear Sir or Madam and that it should be 'Yours Faithfully 'after either of these. Often get emails from companies that just end with Regards.

[LadyCG]

If you address the person by their name or proper rank, i.e. Dear Mr Smith / Mrs Taylor / Lord Chancellor it's Yours sincerely.

If you don't address them by actual name or rank, i.e. Dear Sir / Madam / Colleague / Tenant it's Yours faithfully.

Yours ever probably represents being a public servant to a Nation.

[barry1010]

Kind regards, or regards

[andy-hughes]

You are correct APG, retained permanently from my RSA Certificate In Office Studies obtained forty-five years ago.

[naomi24]

In matters of business ‘Yours sincerely’ is used when the letter is addressed to ‘Dear Mr/Mrs/Miss X’ - and ‘Yours faithfully’ when addressed to ‘Dear Sir/Madam’.

I often use 'Kind regards'. I like that. I would never use 'Forever yours'. I'm not forever his or hers. I thinks that's a daft expression.

[anneasquith]

Public servants to a nation. Pretentious nonsense .

[pastafreak]

Yours faithfully sounds like a servant addressing their master.
As a non brit, it's something I don't get.

[anneasquith]

Pasta, as an American what would be your choice of letter ending be ?

[lankeela]

APG and Andy that brought back some memories - Private Secretary's Certificate course at Tottenham Tech. Definitely taught to use Yours faithfully if using Dear Sir or Madam and Yours sincerely if using a name and I still do it to this day. Matt Hancock's letter was to Professor Lim of the JCVI regarding the Moderna vaccine and used his name.

[lankeela]

Thinking about it, I never use either when closing an email - I tend to use Regards, Kind regards or Best wishes or nothing at all other than my name or sometimes just my initial if its someone I know well.

[Barsel]

Depending on who the letter is too, I use Kindest Regards or just Best Wishes.

[Khandro]

I like the way Patrick Leigh Fermor & Deborah (Duchess of) Devonshire ended their many letters: 'In Tearing Haste'.

[Barsel]

If it's to a close friend I put, Love Bx if it's just a close acquaintance I
put, Bye For Now.

[Jackdaw33]

I use a cop-out by writing 'Yours &c'.

[tiggerblue10]

I've never used Yours Ever, in fact I've never heard of that salutation before.

Can't remember the last time I used Yours Faithfully or Yours Sincerely and I haven't written a hard copy letter in a long time.

My emails used to end in Kind regards but now they end in either KR or Regs.

[Stickybottle]

I use Best Regards not Kind Regards

[bednobs]

yours ever is no weirder than yours sincerely/faithfully IMO