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Tom in London
United Kingdom
Local time: 21:12
Member (2008)
Italian to English
| Tom in London
United Kingdom
Local time: 21:12
Member (2008)
Italian to English
| | Simply "best" | Aug 21, 2022 |
I use just "best" in English.
In Italian, "saluti"
In Norwegian, "hilsen."
The shorter the better.
| | | | neilmac
Spain
Local time: 22:12
Spanish to English
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| (Yours) faithfully/sincerely | Aug 21, 2022 |
Faithfully the first time, then Sincerely after that, once the relationship is established. Then after that, usually "Cheers" once things get more informal.
In Spanish, "Atentamente" at first, then "Saludos/un saludo" after that, in a similar gradual progression from formal to informal.
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| The preferred choice is: | Aug 21, 2022 |
May ALLAH REWARD you
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The last client I did a book translation for, a non-profit here in the US, used to contact me quite frequently during the process and would always sign off with nothing more than "Best". So I started using that with them, too. Most of the time anymore, I tend to use "Best Regards", or just "Regards", depending on how favorably disposed I feel towards the client, after reading her or his last email. For direct literary clients, I might say something as informal as "Ciao", or "Thanks" (for your cl... See more The last client I did a book translation for, a non-profit here in the US, used to contact me quite frequently during the process and would always sign off with nothing more than "Best". So I started using that with them, too. Most of the time anymore, I tend to use "Best Regards", or just "Regards", depending on how favorably disposed I feel towards the client, after reading her or his last email. For direct literary clients, I might say something as informal as "Ciao", or "Thanks" (for your clarification). One sign-off that I really liked using in the past was "Cordially", esp. if the client sounded genuinely friendly and I had just sealed the deal with her or him, after negotiating back and forth in several emails. Sort of like "let's finalize the deal by toasting one another with a glass of cherry cordial, in the spirit of both of us looking forward to a long and mutually beneficial collaboration".
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| | | | | I mostly don't | Aug 22, 2022 |
I find the progression from "Best regards" to "Kind regards" interesting. Shouldn't it be the other way around?
Anyway, I'd never have dreamt of sending anyone my regards or wishes in any form before emails came along, and I still rarely do.
"Yours faithfully" or "Yours sincerely" for anything formal, and otherwise something like "All the best".
But for most work emails in English, I generally just sign off with my first name.
| | | | | 'Thanks' or 'Thank you' | Aug 22, 2022 |
It depends on the situation, but 'thanks' or 'thank you' works just fine in most cases.
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Kay Denney 
France
Local time: 22:12
French to English
The vast majority of my clients are French, so "Cordialement" is actually part of my signature. If I'm writing in English for work, it'll mostly be to another translator, so "Best regards" works well for me.
"Warm regards" is for the people I do volunteer work with, since the relationship is friendlier than for work.
| | | | | Best wishes or Mange hilsner (Many greetings) | Aug 22, 2022 |
My standard is Best wishes
Most often, however, I write mails in Danish, and end with Mange hilsner - many greetings.
I used just to write Hilsen - greeting. It was used on e-mails, short for the universal Med venlig hilsen, literally With a friendly greeting, which used to cover everything from the stiffest formal or icily polite letter to warm and friendly, until you really came over to hugs and kisses.
Somehow Hilsen alone seemed a little c... See more My standard is Best wishes
Most often, however, I write mails in Danish, and end with Mange hilsner - many greetings.
I used just to write Hilsen - greeting. It was used on e-mails, short for the universal Med venlig hilsen, literally With a friendly greeting, which used to cover everything from the stiffest formal or icily polite letter to warm and friendly, until you really came over to hugs and kisses.
Somehow Hilsen alone seemed a little cold and bare, so people started writing Mange hilsner.
Younger people and close friends sometimes use Kærlig hilsen or kh - loving greetings, but I only use that for people I would actually write ´love´ to in English, so of course, I never use it to clients.
When answering an informal mail I often use whatever greeting the other person used in the opening mail, or ´all the best´.
Or 'Good luck with ...´ or ´Have a nice weekend/evening/trip to ... ´
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| | | | Tom in London
United Kingdom
Local time: 21:12
Member (2008)
Italian to English
| A silly friend | Aug 23, 2022 |
A silly friend of mine used to sign off with "Regs".
When I told her that means "Regulations" she stopped.
| | | | Lucy Gay
United Kingdom
Local time: 21:12
Member (2018)
French to English
| British English | Aug 24, 2022 |
I'm a native speaker of British English, so it's "Best wishes" from me.
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Tom in London
United Kingdom
Local time: 21:12
Member (2008)
Italian to English
| How NOT to sign off | Aug 24, 2022 |
You have a great day
Missing you already
Sayonara
C U
Over and out
Take care
Yours truly
Sincerely
| | | | expressisverbis
Portugal
Local time: 21:12
Member (2015)
English to Portuguese
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| You forgot... | Aug 24, 2022 |
Tom in London wrote:
You have a great day
Missing you already
Sayonara
C U
Over and out
Take care
Yours truly
Sincerely
... Have a nice day!
For "saying goodbye", I use:
Com os melhores cumprimentos
Saludos cordiales
Cordialement
Kind regards
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You would expect that Germans would write something like that to say goodbye, but the polite ones among us simply write "Freundliche Grüße" (Best regards).
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