# Need help with snarky closing salutations

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-with-snarky-closing-salutations/1005507>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [August 9, 2024, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-with-snarky-closing-salutations/1005507 "2024-08-09T22:44:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2024, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-with-snarky-closing-salutations/1005507/21 "2024-08-10T14:33:44Z")

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> [@purplehorseshoe](#):
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> Anyway, my solution _unless I was expressing gratitude myself_ was to sign off with, “Cheers!”

I’m a 16 months from retirement. instead of ‘Cheers’ perhaps I will use this 🍻

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**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2024, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-with-snarky-closing-salutations/1005507/22 "2024-08-10T16:58:38Z")

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> [@purplehorseshoe](#):
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> Anyway, my solution _unless I was expressing gratitude myself_ was to sign off with, “Cheers!”
> 
> …had a couple folks ask if I was British LOL.

I’ve been using “Cheers” for a decade or more, a habit I picked up by imitating a friend (another American) who uses it. It has spread from there - I was amused to note that several of my correspondents then picked it up from me.

It’s a great alternative to “thanks” or the weirdly formal “sincerely.” That’s probably why people glom on to it once they see it as an option.

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**Author:** ![Al128](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/al128/32/16541_2.png) [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2024, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-with-snarky-closing-salutations/1005507/23 "2024-08-10T17:30:46Z")

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a habit I picked up from our lawyer (professional setting) … he often closes the door in mails, etc… with the phrase:

_“that is all I can contribute to this matter - best of luck with your (whatever)” …_

that is a rather chalant version of… **ok, now go fuck yourself**.

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**Author:** ![Lare](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/53a042/32.png) [@Lare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lare)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2024, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-with-snarky-closing-salutations/1005507/24 "2024-08-10T19:58:41Z")

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> [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](#):
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> Cf. H.L. Mencken’s standard response to any opinionated letter:
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> > Dear \*\*\*: You may be right.

Being a product of so many years of seeing rows of asterisks standing in for curses, swearing and the like, my first thought on seeing this was that it seemed very un-Mencken.

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