English Vocabulary

Cordially??!

Bruno Rodriguez

User since 2013
Posts: 3

24 May 2013

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AhQ ['a: kiu]
User since 2006
Posts: 2715
25 May 2013

Dear alpha plus teacher, I presume your comment is aimed at your fellow-teachers, not at guys of my kind whose English comes mainly from the GymGlish. Though I'm so bold as to tell you my feeling. I think that 'cordially' is more likely to be used overseas - I mean in the US or down under. Americans could end a letter with 'Cordially yours' or 'Yours cordially' instead of 'Kind regards'. They would rather say "I for one think that..." and not "For my part, I think that...". And American kids like to play hooky as they play truant across the Channel. That just my feeling, of course, not an authorized comment. Anyhow, Bruno, I'd be pleased to read you now and then down this forum.
Dear alpha plus teacher, I presume your comment is aimed at your fellow-teachers, not at guys of my kind whose English comes mainly from the GymGlish. Though I'm so bold as to tell you my feeling. I think that 'cordially' is more likely to be used overseas - I mean in the US or down under. Americans could end a letter with 'Cordially yours' or 'Yours cordially' instead of 'Kind regards'. They would rather say "I for one think that..." and not "For my part, I think that...". And American kids like to play hooky as they play truant across the Channel. That just my feeling, of course, not an authorized comment. Anyhow, Bruno, I'd be pleased to read you now and then down this forum.
Bruno Rodriguez
User since 2013
Posts: 3
27 May 2013

This post was deleted by the author 6 years, 7 months ago.

Dear AhQ, sorry if I've upset you - I'm no 'alpha plus teacher', and the post was aimed at users of English in general, not fellow teachers, as I've already checked with them - they can be wrong too. Just checking, isn't that the purpose of a forum? Thanks for you comments anyway, we're learning everyday.

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