To have demonstrated my absolute disdain and fury...

[MangosteenSoda]

... by signing off an email with just ‘Regards, Mango’.

Is it too much

Yadnbu. They got what they deserved.

YANBU, that’ll tell ‘em!

You tell ‘em.
It’ll be...

Mango
Next time

Ouch. Harsh, OP. Harsh.

Be ready for disciplinary action when they complain you've bullied them!

I’m intrigued and want to know what on earth they did to incur such wrath!

But it's only really effective if the recipient is English.

People from Scotland and Wales might recognise the sentiment, but wouldn't be suitably mortified at their own transgression.

People from anywhere else in the world will probably think you're being perfectly friendly

In oz that's perfectly fine.

We are Welsh and would fully understand clearly a hit man had been engaged and our days were numbered.

If I am REALLY fucked off I just sign it

Regards

No name, nothing. That'll learn 'em. (This response usually follows me starting with 'as per my last email')

I know the thread is lighthearted, but I pretty much always finish emails with ‘Regards’, the kind bit goes without saying, doesn’t it? And it always feels very old-fashioned.

I also don’t see the point in offering a ‘sincere’ apology - if it’s not sincere, why bother? Just make the apology and crack on.

I’m wondering how many people I’ve offended over the years.

Oooo you betch!

@WarmSausageTea

I know the thread is lighthearted, but I pretty much always finish emails with ‘Regards’, the kind bit goes without saying, doesn’t it? And it always feels very old-fashioned.

I also don’t see the point in offering a ‘sincere’ apology - if it’s not sincere, why bother? Just make the apology and crack on.

I’m wondering how many people I’ve offended over the years.

@WarmSausageTea

I know the thread is lighthearted, but I pretty much always finish emails with ‘Regards’, the kind bit goes without saying, doesn’t it? And it always feels very old-fashioned.

I also don’t see the point in offering a ‘sincere’ apology - if it’s not sincere, why bother? Just make the apology and crack on.

I’m wondering how many people I’ve offended over the years.

I'm also now wondering whether everyone who emails me secretly hates me!

My nuclear option is not saying 'Dear _' or 'Hi' etc at the start - just the person's name. Only ever done it once or twice.

Ooof, I only do this if livid!

I usually start with a kind regards, and then move on to a regards with name. End up in regards with no name- you are definitely not on the Christmas card list this year.........

@lughnasadh

But it's only really effective if the recipient is English.

People from Scotland and Wales might recognise the sentiment, but wouldn't be suitably mortified at their own transgression.

People from anywhere else in the world will probably think you're being perfectly friendly

I was going to say that!

I'm like @WarmSausageTea I've inadvertently offended many an email recipient over the years by signing off 'Regards'. That's me being nice.

Usually I just sign my last name if I'm pissed off.

Although mainly, I save my annoyance and rage for phone calls that I can later deny never happened or claim have been misinterpreted.

Most places I worked (in England) this was totally standard.

Ooh blunt 😬

My email signature is just ‘regards’.

If I address you just by name and no Hi at the beginning then you better believe you’re in my bad books!

In my defence, I was always consistent. All regular contacts got Regards almost every time; my fury emails omitted Regards - that showed them

Naaah. To me, 'regards, name' is classic PassAg but definitely not disdain and fury.

You need to be more brutal, OP.

I’m definitely going down the no salutation opening and no name ending next time I need to go nuclear

They are not British, so won’t understand the subtext at all, but I always feel incredibly icy when I do a PA sign off. I’m usually really soft and go for an ‘All the best’.

No salutation just first name is BRUTAL.