English書信格式(學生畀老師)

採用何種結尾敬辭(complimentary close，或complimentary closing)，視乎信件類別，以及與收信者的關係﹕

(1) 商業信﹕Yours truly, Yours faithfully, Yours sincerely, Faithfully yours, Sincerely yours,

(2) 公文﹕Yours respectfully, Respectfully yours,

(3) 社交信﹕Yours very truly, Very truly yours, Sincerely, Cordially, Best wishes, With best wishes, Regards, Best regards, With regards, As ever, Good luck,

(4) 親密朋友通信﹕Affectionately, Affectionately yours, With affection, Devotedly,

(5) 筆友通信﹕Your pen pal, Your friend,

(6) 女性或採用﹕Love, Much love, With love, All my love, Thinking of you, Thousands of kisses,

(7) 謝函﹕Gratefully, Gratefully yours,

(8) 致歉函﹕Regretfully,

(9) 弔唁函﹕With deepest sympathy,

以上為一般例子，不能盡錄。附帶說明幾點﹕

(a) 分類非絕對，例如﹕美式的Cordially，既見於社交信，亦用於普通商業信。

(b) 含yours時，英式和美式常掉轉來寫，例如﹕Yours faithfully和Faithfully yours。

(c) 部分結尾敬辭可添加very，不一一列出。