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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Should 'sincerely' be in capital? ... #213421 12/03/2013 4:42 PM Joined: Sep 2012 Posts: 41 Lionel Koh newbie Lionel Koh newbie Joined: Sep 2012 Posts: 41 When closing a letter with the following, should 'sincerely' be in capital? And should there be a comma after 'sincerely'? Thanks. Yours Sincerely/sincerely, Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Should 'sincerely' be in capital? ... Lionel Koh #213422 12/03/2013 4:45 PM Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,974 Likes: 3 Land of the Flat Water LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,974 Likes: 3 Land of the Flat Water I learned 'yes' to both your questions. ----please, draw me a sheep---- Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Should 'sincerely' be in capital? ... Lionel Koh #213424 12/03/2013 7:49 PM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass tsuwm Carpal Tunnel tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass Sincerely yours, or Yours sincerely, only the first word in a closing should be capitalized, as it is really a phrase which is part of a sentence. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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