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My email client includes a signature beneath the text of my writing. Currently it is of the form: ------------ John Doe Acme Widget Company 123 Elm Street Metropolis, USA phone:222-555-1212 email:...
#3: Attribution notice added
by
System
·
2019-12-08T02:02:42Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision
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David LeBauer
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2019-12-08T02:02:42Z (almost 5 years ago)
My email client includes a signature beneath the text of my writing. Currently it is of the form:
------------
John Doe
Acme Widget Company
123 Elm Street
Metropolis, USA
phone:222-555-1212
email:jdoe@gmail.com
When I write an email, how should I sign this? For a formal letter, it feels too informal and a little bit redundant to sign with just my first name, and very redundant (because of the signature field) to sign with my first and last name:
Dear Prof. Foo
Please help me solve 1 + 1.
Sincerely,
John Doe
------------
John Doe
Acme Widget Company
123 Elm Street
Metropolis, USA
I have also seen emails where the name is left off, and the signature is all that remains:
Sincerely,
John Doe
Acme Widget Company
123 Elm Street
Metropolis, USA
Are there any formal conventions for signing such a letter? What other approaches exist?
#1: Imported from external source
by
System
·
2011-11-04T21:23:46Z (about 13 years ago)
Original score: 2