Is it professional to close with “Your Humble/Obedient Servant”?

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I'm not asking about this closing's origins that I understand. Rather, is doing this nowadays sane?

One of my customers, who's not in the British royal family, always closes her letters with "Your obedient and humble servant". I was flabbergasted the first time I saw it, and still literally raise my eyebrows whenever I see it now.

I've been closing replies to her with "Best regards", as I usually do. We're in England.

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  I would imagine that closing is completely culturally dependent. In the US, it would not be appropriate.
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I'm not asking about this closing's origins that I understand. Rather, is doing this nowadays sane?

One of my customers, who's not in the British royal family, always closes her letters with "Your obedient and humble servant". I was flabbergasted the first time I saw it, and still literally raise my eyebrows whenever I see it now.

I've been closing replies to her with "Best regards", as I usually do. We're in England.

communication united-kingdom

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  I would imagine that closing is completely culturally dependent. In the US, it would not be appropriate.
  – Joe Strazzere
  58 secs ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  @JoeStrazzere I added a location tag.
  – Postmodernism dazes.
  just now
  

  
  
  
  

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I'm not asking about this closing's origins that I understand. Rather, is doing this nowadays sane?

One of my customers, who's not in the British royal family, always closes her letters with "Your obedient and humble servant". I was flabbergasted the first time I saw it, and still literally raise my eyebrows whenever I see it now.

I've been closing replies to her with "Best regards", as I usually do. We're in England.

communication united-kingdom

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I'm not asking about this closing's origins that I understand. Rather, is doing this nowadays sane?

One of my customers, who's not in the British royal family, always closes her letters with "Your obedient and humble servant". I was flabbergasted the first time I saw it, and still literally raise my eyebrows whenever I see it now.

I've been closing replies to her with "Best regards", as I usually do. We're in England.

communication united-kingdom

communication united-kingdom

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• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  I would imagine that closing is completely culturally dependent. In the US, it would not be appropriate.
  – Joe Strazzere
  58 secs ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  @JoeStrazzere I added a location tag.
  – Postmodernism dazes.
  just now
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  I would imagine that closing is completely culturally dependent. In the US, it would not be appropriate.
  – Joe Strazzere
  58 secs ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  @JoeStrazzere I added a location tag.
  – Postmodernism dazes.
  just now
  

  
  
  
  

I would imagine that closing is completely culturally dependent. In the US, it would not be appropriate.
– Joe Strazzere
58 secs ago

I would imagine that closing is completely culturally dependent. In the US, it would not be appropriate.
– Joe Strazzere
58 secs ago

@JoeStrazzere I added a location tag.
– Postmodernism dazes.
just now

@JoeStrazzere I added a location tag.
– Postmodernism dazes.
just now

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