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.
#1
So long, and thanks for all the fish.
unknown
Report0points
#2
No trees were destroyed in the sending of this message. However, a significant number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced.
unknown
Report0points
#3
Stay positive and keep testing negative.
unknown
Report0points
#4
To infinity and beyond.
unknown
Report0points
#5
Congrats on reading this whole email.
unknown
Report0points
#6
After all is said and done, more is said than done.
unknown
Report0points
#7
May the odds be ever in your favor.
unknown
Report0points
#8
Are you still reading this?
unknown
Report0points
#9
Live long and prosper.
unknown
Report0points
#10
All social problems have a technical solution. That solution may or may not be socially acceptable.
unknown
Report0points
#11
May your Monday be full of coffee.
unknown
Report0points
#12
Don’t stop believin’.
unknown
Report0points
#13
This message is transmitted on 100% recycled electrons.
unknown
Report0points
#14
May the Force Be With You.
unknown
Report0points
#15
That’s all, folks!
unknown
Report0points
#16
Computers follow your orders, not your intentions.
unknown
Report0points
#17
Hakuna Matata!
unknown
Report0points
#18
If it’s not broken, let’s fix it till it is.
unknown
Report0points
#19
Stay classy, San Diego.
unknown
Report0points
#20
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.
unknown
Report0points