Re: Alternative to "Thanks"

Subject: Re: Alternative to "Thanks"
From: "Chris Morton" <salt -dot- morton -at- gmail -dot- com>
To: techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2008 16:20:43 -0700

On Fri, Oct 24, 2008 at 4:20 PM, Chris Morton <salt -dot- morton -at- gmail -dot- com> wrote:

> *Hasta luigi?*
>
>
> On Fri, Oct 24, 2008 at 4:15 PM, Jodie Gilmore <jgilmor -at- pacifier -dot- com>wrote:
>
>> I use a number of things:
>>
>> Thanks a bunch
>> Best Regards
>> Thanks again (if I already said "thanks" in the first sentence)
>> Talk to you soon (if the "thanks" part was implied or stated earlier in
>> the
>> message)
>> And, for casual business relationships, "ta ta for now"
>>
>> Think of it as creative writing.
>>
>>
>> __________________________________
>> Jodie Gilmore
>> Fulcrum Communications, LLC
>> Washougal, WA
>> www.fulcrumcomm.com
>>
>>
>> "Did you wake up this morning thinking the world wasn't going to be
>> different?"
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: techwr-l-bounces+jgilmor=pacifier -dot- com -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
>> [mailto:techwr-l-bounces+jgilmor <techwr-l-bounces%2Bjgilmor>=
>> pacifier -dot- com -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com] On Behalf
>> Of Sean Brierley
>> Sent: Friday, October 24, 2008 1:22 PM
>> To: Techwr-l
>> Subject: RE: Alternative to "Thanks"
>>
>> Regards for business. Warm regards for business I care more about (not
>> saying I don't care about regards). Cheers to a mix. Sincerely is standard
>> US fare. Remember, though, an email is not a letter. So, you have some
>> latitude. What does your corporate style guide say? <g>
>>
>> HTH,
>>
>> Sean
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: techwr-l-bounces+sbrierley=accu-time -dot- com -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
>> [mailto:techwr-l-bounces+sbrierley <techwr-l-bounces%2Bsbrierley>=
>> accu-time -dot- com -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com] On
>> Behalf Of Cardimon, Craig
>> Sent: Friday, October 24, 2008 4:23 PM
>> To: Techwr-l
>> Subject: Alternative to "Thanks"
>>
>>
>> I see this all the time in emails. I also see "Regards." I don't know
>> about
>> you, but to me it seems rather cold.
>>
>>
>>
>> "Regards" seems very abrupt. I would rather see "Kind regards," "Sincere
>> regards" or "Warm regards." None of these modifiers seem to go well with
>> "thanks."
>>
>>
>>
>> Don't know what to do with "Thanks." In emails, it has become standard
>> boilerplate and doesn't mean anything.
>>
>>
>>
>> I usually try to say "Thank you." Even that rings hollow at times.
>>
>>
>>
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References:
Alternative to "Thanks": From: Cardimon, Craig
RE: Alternative to "Thanks": From: Sean Brierley
RE: Alternative to "Thanks": From: Jodie Gilmore

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