So, consider this an appeal on behalf of the readers of letters. Soon we’ll be ending letters and emails with a QR code. Unfortunately, the second example is far more common, and as we humans pretend to become busier, valediction becomes shorter and more sterile. Alas, the small trace of residual warmth generated by that rare, entertaining sign-off was soon sucked from my face when just a few hours later, I received an email that ended with the completely mundane, “KR.” “KR,” for the uninitiated, stands for “Kind Regards,” already one of the laziest, most uninspiring parting waves ever known to letter-writing so uninspiring, in fact, that some lazy, uninspired people partially sweep its body under the carpet by initialising it. It may seem strange to discuss goodbyes at the very beginning of this wonderful magazine, however I feel it my duty as a lover and champion of all things nice to highlight the tragic state of what can often, and with very little effort, be one of the most endearing parts of a letter* – its tail.Ĭase in point: I received a fairly formal letter a couple of months ago, from a stranger, with an unexpectedly amusing sign-off that read, “Yours so very, very insincerely, Michelle.” Just a few words, nothing mind-blowing, yet they sat there, sparkling, somehow managing to lift something I would otherwise have forgotten about, and, if only for a few moments, brought a smile to my sad old face long enough for me to forget my deadline.
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