How many emails do you write a day? Quite a few, I would imagine. And to sign off, do you have a special phrase you have specifically designed, or do you, like the rest of us, stare at the email, and when no solution presents itself, just put one of those standard, nondescript endings before hurriedly pressing “send,” promising yourself you’ll think of something more creative next time?
How to End an Email could become a scientific work, there is so much discussion around the topic. Ever since we started using emails as one of the main ways of communication, the debate around appropriate ways to sign an email has never stopped.
Some people recommend choosing one of the neutral email endings like “Best regards,” inserting it into an automatic sign-off, and never letting it bother you again. Which is all fine, until one day you need to send a really angry email to customer support, your suppliers, or even your own colleagues, and sign it… “Warmly”? Confusing, to say the least.
When I was setting up my electronic signature, I went through tons of email sign-offs, rejecting one after another for various reasons, and finally settling with – you’ll never guess it – “Best,” followed by my name. Not my most creative piece of writing, I know.
For this article, we have collected some really cool sign-off phrases. Which ones would you use in your emails? Tell us in the comments how you sign your emails and what the best email sign-offs you have ever encountered were.
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No trees were destroyed in the sending of this message. However, a significant number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced.
To infinity and beyond.
Congrats on reading this whole email.
After all is said and done, more is said than done.
All social problems have a technical solution. That solution may or may not be socially acceptable.
Live long and prosper.
This message is transmitted on 100% recycled electrons.
Reminds me that Richard Feynman once suggested, I think not entirely seriously, that there might be only one electron in the universe but it travels through time so it appears in many places at once.
May the Force Be With You.
Computers follow your orders, not your intentions.
Another month ends. All targets met. All systems working. All customers are satisfied. All staff eagerly enthusiastic. All pigs are fed and ready to fly.
Save time: See it my way.
Willyoupleasehelpmefixmykeyboard? Thespacebarisbroken
Tag, you’re it.
I’ve already told you more than I know.
Stay awesome.
It's been swell, but the swelling's gone down.
This is from the Tank Girl movie!!!!!! My favourite of all time! "It's been swell, but the swelling's gone down and I really have to go now."
Yabba Dabba Do!
A Life? Cool! Where can I download one of those from?
and then all the grammer natzis will say, "from where can I download one of those?"
All wiyht. Rho sritched mg kegtops awound?
Bwahahaha. Did this to a co-worker once. He (like me) typed with two fingers staring at the keyboard. It was hilariuos to watch him look up and scream profanities at screen. "WTF! That's not what I just typed!"
Thanks – I’ll see myself out.
In the beginning, the word was, and the word was content-type: text/plain.
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
The above was written as part of an attempt to waste time.
Thanking you, dearest one, and blessing the hours you have left.
So long, and thanks for all the fish.
Hope your (day) is going swimming.
My day isn't going swimming, but I've drowned a few weekends in my time.
Thank goodness it's Friday!
Well, I've got to get back to work. When I stop rowing, the slave ship just goes in circles.
ASCII stupid question, get a stupid ANSI!
