Common Errors - Yours

yours

pronoun

1

BAD: Dear Mary ... Yours faithfully ...

GOOD: Dear Mary ... Yours/With love/With best wishes ...

BAD: Dear John, ... Yours sincerely ...

GOOD: Dear John, ... Yours/With love/With best wishes ...

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Yours faithfully  and Yours sincerely are used only in formal letters.

At the end of a letter to a friend or relative, use Yours, With love, With best wishes, etc. 

2

BAD: Dear Sir, ... Yours,

GOOD: Dear Sir, ... Yours faithfully,

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When a formal letter begins with Dear Sir or Dear Madam , it usually ends with Yours faithfully .