To think you shouldn't sign off work emails like this?

[MCBeatsandGrindah]

Just had an email from someone I've never met, signed off with "Ta".

I work oop north (York) where ta is probably used much more than in the south (where I'm from), but in a work email, really?

Just got a business to business e mail from someone we are hoping to work with on a new joint project. They have signed it with two xx at the end.

Never met the company rep before and not even spoken to them for any length of time.

far too informal from my point of view to put kisses on a work e mail.

If I was a new supplier, say, I might send out something saying 'Hello, just a quick line to let you know I've taken over from Danaerys and will be dealing with all your destroying-shit-with-dragons needs from now on, ta!'

This just made me lol. I love the idea of hiring a shit destroying GOT dragon 🐉 where do I sign?

I use Kind regards or Warm regards withh formal communications.

I work in the arts, so sometimes I will deliberately use cheers, ciao, or other colloquialisms if I want to foster a more casual atmosphere. I also find that some people are much warmer when formalities are relaxed, which can certainly help with negotiations. I tend to responnd in the manner with which people write to me. Unless its legal, or a difficult relationship, in which case its full formal.

I struggle with dear, I'll use good afternoon/morning, hello, and other less formal introductions.

I've received so many ridiculous and misspelled emails, quite frankly I fell impressed if someone uses any kind of salutation and signature!

rightnowimpissed "Most people I have mail from say king regards at the bottom"

Obviously short for "fucking regards"? How frightful!

Emails are pretty informal (internally) in the company I work for, so have some people signing ta/cheers, that I've never met as we all work from home in different parts of the country. I don't see the problem with it, I wouldn't say anything like that to a customer though. Depends on the work culture of the place really.

Do it with people I work with, am friends with and who have just done quick favour, and CBA to type thank you (thank you emails clog up my inbox and are annoying).

That is just so unprofessional and tacky.

Is "ta" for thank you, regional or not? I've never said it in my life. I just say thank you or thanks.

I used to get the occasional work email from Brazil and the person always signed off with "hugs" (abraços). Which made me giggle every time. "Ta" sounds really fucking rude dismissive and unprofessional to me, but I work in a very formal culture (apart from the Brazilian element).

People care that much about this? I generally use best wishes, but never notice how others are signing off their emails to me.

As a foreigner I guess I have fucked up b/c I had no idea that Ta was a rude disrespectful thing to say. I have probably used it in work emails (and "cheers"). British English is such minefield.

This week I had to deal with a distraught 1st year undergraduate who had been hauled over the coals by one of my senior academic colleagues who'd torn into her as she'd started an email 'Hello'

One of our undergrads was torn a new one by a head of department for beginning an email with "orite" - not even "alright", which would have been bad enough!

"Ta" is not OK. Too casual.

Over the years, I have adjusted (lowered) my standards to "Sincerely", instead of "Yours sincerely" to colleagues.

I fucking loathe " Warm regards".

The way it goes is this: no-one but no-one will get their underwear in a twist if you sign off as per old-school letters, e.g. "Yours sincerely" if you know the name, "Yours faithfully "if you don't.

For me, "ta" is awful
Kisses are completely out of order, if you don't kiss in real life, why would you end an email that way
"rgds" pisses me off, how lazy can you bee if you can't even write the word

"Cheers" is fine for casual emails

I signed off emails to colleagues I know well with ta and cheers sometimes.
And even some contractors I feel I know well.

I'm also oop north. Sorry if it's me emailing you. It's a term of endearment for me.

think partly I'm annoyed because I was querying various things (with valid reasons) and by saying "ta" at the end I feel a bit dismissed, as if he's just got me off his back (which I maybe was on, but as I said, for valid reasons)

Perhaps he said 'ta' to sound more friendly, especially if he was basically telling you to piss off with your complaints (especially if he actually agreed that you might have valid points).

As he is a stranger, I guess it's difficult for you to know whether this is his usual manner or if he was doing it to be facetious.

Email's such a minefield when it comes to reading the tone, that I'd be inclined to assume I was projecting and being a bit paranoid and give him the benefit of the doubt.

I sign off with cheers for internal mails and then start using it externally if there’s a lot of routine email traffic and a rapport has been built.

amused "orite" I'm not surprised!!

Did I email you?? I sometimes use "ta" for work emails - but only with people I know well and when the subject is something casual (like "could you look out for the delivery while I'm out today, ta"). I'd never use it on a first email either, way too unprofessional.

PS. I'm also up north, and I'd probably be less inclined to use it with a southerner who might not understand!