andrew@garfield.UUCP (Andrew Draskoy) (07/02/83)
What is the part of a letter (as in mail) called which occurs just before you sign your name, i.e. "Yours Sincerely,"? I always get stuck to think of appropriate things to say here, how about some suggestions on "classic" ones, or maybe all-purpose ones. On the net we all seem to say "Thanks In Advance", but that won't always work, especially with snail-mail. Perhaps we should adopt the abreviation "TIA" for that! TIA, Andrew Draskoy {allegra,inhp4,utcsrgv}!garfield!andrew
nather@utastro.UUCP (07/06/83)
I have noticed several usable "closings" on net messages, but I think each medium (pl: media) needs its own set. I doubt a single one will do for all purposes. I rather like "cheers", used most often after a violent entry in net.flame to soften the impact. Also the notation "...not afraid to (summarizing phrase), ..." seems unique to the net. For snail mail, a friend of mine uses r bt vnt Y O S a marvelouly archaic abbreviation for "your obedient servant," a phrase so obviously exaggerated it acts as parody for the whole silly process. (It loses in translation to CRT screen -- he uses elegant caligraphy to form the letters, as from a quill pen.) Ed Nather ...hao!kpno!utastro