Saving “Best” for last

August 9, 2009 at 12:43 pm · Filed under Geek Culture & Tech

Emails. The beauty of emails. The simplicity of emails. The awkwardness with emails.

I often go on typing rhythmically (and endlessly) until I halt when it comes to signing off.

My preferred choice would be

-Roba

but often, my emails are so short that just ending them with that seems like a brush-off, and othertimes, I’m emailing for work, and doing that seems to unprofessional.

So I often stop and think, matching “good-bye” words with people in my head. To use “Best” is a little too uptight. To use “Sincerely” is way to fourth grade. To use “Love” is way too personal. To use “xoxo” is way too 13. To use “Thanks” is a little cold. To use “See you” is a little to hopeful. To use just my name is a little weird.

Do you have a constant signing off phrase?

Idea inspired by this post.






  • http://nourbishouty.blogspot.com/ Nour

    I would say one of the following:

    1. Have fun.
    2. Good luck.
    3. See you.
    4. Enjoy.
    5. xx
    6. Good day.

    or tc

  • http://palordinia.blogspot.com Ehab

    Regards,

    I think that’ll do it for me.. at least for work.

    For other stuff; 6eer would be OK :)

  • Farah

    Regards for me as well

  • http://friendfeed.com/zsafwan zsafwan

    it depends if I know the person and have done business with them before I use just my Name. most of the time I use Regards too.

  • http://7akifadi.com 7aki fadi

    cheers
    talk to you later
    love
    regards

    depending on who it is I al emailing

  • Cheeseballs

    May joy and tenderness always fill your days

  • Isam

    Regards … Best Regards … Best wishes … Thanks …

    Who said Thanks is cold ???? its not !

    and btw if the email was a personal one i rarely sign off … i think of it as IM … they know its me … so why sign ?

  • http://oeliwat.jeeran.com Ola

    When it’s formal I use kind regards, when it’s personal I hardly use anything at all

  • Craig

    I used to go with “Talk to you later” or “Fuck off and die” if it was a personal email. In recent years I’ve taken to not signing off most the time unless it’s a very long email. It seems kind of weird to type three pages and then just stop.

    Work emails, I usually try to close with something work related like “See you at the meeting!” or “Please respond ASAP” (implied – before I kick it up a notch) which is the equivalent of “Talk to you later” and “Fuck off and die”, I suppose. But even work emails I rarely sign if it’s a coworker I know well.

  • http://andfaraway.net Roba

    Haha, I guess Im’ not the only person who obsesses about sign-offs! :)

  • Dima

    regards for formal, o bas for personal!

  • Sami Z

    JazakAllahu Khayran,
    sz

    haha, although I don’t think that works too well with you :P

  • tina

    hm… what about “warm wishes” – I do like that one.

    If it is an official mail I usually end with “I wish you a pleasant day. Looking forward to hearing from you” and then my name.

    I like your blog! Thanks a lot.

  • http://injis.wordpress.com Juka

    Cheers,

    Inji

    Irrespectively of the mailbox (personal, work etc..)

  • http://theworldthroughmyears.blogspot.com May

    Best Regards

    I tend to use a phrase to end my emails that is perceived by others as aloof, it goes as follows:
    Please don’t hesitate to contact me, if I can be of further assistance to you!