Yours sincerely

[ladyinthelibrary]

Isn't it? In the last 24 hours I have seen two teachers write "Yours Sincerely". I keep thinking that it must be being taught that way these days!

Yours sincerely

ESP

This is how I would use it.

It was the fact that these two teachers are usually pretty spot-on with grammar, and they both used a capital S. I suppose there isn't the same emphasis on actual letter writing these days as in the olden days when I was young.

You are correct.

Could have been worse. I've seen "Your's Sincerely" twitch.

I've always written Yours Faithfully and Yours Sincerely because that's how we were taught at primary school. Never thought about it until recently and now correct myself if I am about to write it. How embarrassing though to have done it for nearly 50 years without thinking

Joyful yes that is right
Easy way to remember is you don't put the Ses together. S ir/Madam and S incerely

Caps wouldn't bother me as much I have to say as using YF/YS the wrong way.

Have to say since posting on MN I am rubbish at remembering my full stops.
Usually just hit return instead

I was once working with a supply teacher who told the class that you used 'Yours sincerely' if you had met the person and 'Yours faithfully' if it was an important letter. He really loved it when I corrected him

I always remember it as "you're never sincere to a sir"

Everyone at work writes "Kind Regards" at the end of emails. I'm shouting in my head, regards is not a proper noun don't capitalise it argh!!! Don't get me started on the girl who uses no punctuation though...

i don't care about the caps either, but sometimes miss off the Y and make it y.

always remember it like Olivia does - those sssssssssing snakes.

Yours sincerely if you have met the person.

Yours faithfully if they're a total stranger.

I think . . . .

squoosh, you are clearly the victim of the supply teacher I worked with. See Joyful's post for the correct way.