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Jun 16th 2017, 3:26 am

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Jun 16th 2017, 4:40 am

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Paradigm shift
Quantum leap

No! Quantam Leap was a great show. It had Scott Backula and Dean Stockwell in it.

Jun 16th 2017, 8:01 pm

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Well done you.
Pull yourself together.
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Jun 16th 2017, 8:57 pm

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Re: Overused / irritating words,phrases

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Originally Posted by Pica

... Kind Regards

What's wrong with "kind regards"?

Y'all aren't right!

Jun 17th 2017, 6:45 am

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What's wrong with "kind regards"?

Y'all aren't right!

Agreed. On another thread it was suggested (no, insisted) that it implied disrespect. Maybe in some tight London clique or whatever, but in my world of international business its recognised as a friendlier version of "regards" or "best regards". And I've yet to be shown any authority that demonstrates a disdainful edge to it.

Jun 17th 2017, 10:14 am

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Jun 17th 2017, 10:51 am

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Jun 17th 2017, 10:54 am

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Originally Posted by Pulaski

What's wrong with "kind regards"?

Y'all aren't right!

It just smacks of condescension, how do you know that person is acting out of kindness? and it's over used.
What's wrong with the traditional Yours sincerely or just plain Regards?

Jun 17th 2017, 11:49 am

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Trump.

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Jun 17th 2017, 1:59 pm

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It just smacks of condescension, how do you know that person is acting out of kindness? and it's over used.
What's wrong with the traditional Yours sincerely or just plain Regards?

Those to whom I use it know me well enough to know that I'm using it sincerely -- either from having met, or from that way that we interact electronically. And vice versa.

Jun 17th 2017, 3:09 pm

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Those to whom I use it know me well enough to know that I'm using it sincerely -- either from having met, or from that way that we interact electronically. And vice versa.

In that case it's fine

Jun 17th 2017, 3:09 pm

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Those to whom I use it know me well enough to know that I'm using it sincerely -- either from having met, or from that way that we interact electronically. And vice versa.

I think the negative interpretation says more about the cynicism of the reader than the intent of the writer.

Jun 17th 2017, 3:39 pm

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In that case it's fine

Grazie mille e cordiali saluti

Jun 18th 2017, 4:36 am

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Originally Posted by Pica

It just smacks of condescension, how do you know that person is acting out of kindness? and it's over used.
What's wrong with the traditional Yours sincerely or just plain Regards?

I mean it pleasantly. I'm ending this email with Kind Regards, from me to you.

If you take that negatively, you'd have to be trying really hard to do so, in which case, you didn't deserve my kind regards in the first place....

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Originally Posted by Bahtatboy

Those to whom I use it know me well enough to know that I'm using it sincerely -- either from having met, or from that way that we interact electronically. And vice versa.

I use just 'regards' to a few in the organisation who must now know that it means I hate them

Jun 18th 2017, 5:20 am

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Re: Overused / irritating words,phrases

When I get emails from British commercial/business entities "Kind Regards" is the norm.

I have not found it to be common from American commercial/business entities.

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