Business Email Glossary

What email sign-offs do you use? My friend sent me this hilarious business email glossary the other day, and it made me laugh.

Now, every time I type an email sign-off, I check the business email glossary to see what it really means. I’m a “Thanks in advance” the majority of the time, and I also use “Let me know if you need anything else” and “All my best.” Occasionally, I use “I hope this helps.” The glossary says this means I’ve done all I’m willing to do, which feels right.

I like to think that if I ever work in an office again, I’ll hang this by my desk. It would be a good conversation starter, and I can imagine some funny inside jokes with coworkers. Maybe a coworker would sneak over to my desk to check the list every few hours to analyze a sign-off, and we’d have a laugh about it.

Rebecca’s colleague wasn’t the only one to analyze the email sign-off. Check out Buzzfeed’s list of 41 email sign-offs. I’m guilty of using “x,” and apparently, that means I’m flirty, according to Buzzfeed.

I cleaned up the glossary for anyone who’d like to make a print. Here’s the PDF. Let me know if you hang it near your desk!

What email sign-off do you use? Do the real meanings ring true for you?

PS. What it’s like to be a Division 1 head soccer coach, filmmaker, and LPGA teaching professional. Also, do you buy gifts for co-workers?

(This post was originally published on February 4th, 2020. It was updated on October 2nd, 2023, and republished. Thank you so much for reading!)