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    Letter closing - Dein/Deine Name

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    At school,I learnt in the German class that the letter to friends/family ended with Dein/Deine Name. Some letters I have received don't end with Dein/Deine Name... I am wondering what's the common practice? Do you sigh off your letter with Dein/Deine to your friends? I hope I have been used it appropriately...
    AuthorSchuettelglas23 Jul 06, 22:28
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    It's very polite - and very nice, I think - but not used as much as it used to be. .
    #1AuthorDeine Mini cooper 23 Jul 06, 22:34
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    The "normal" way to write a letter to a family member or a close friend is to start with "Liebe(r) ..." and to end with "Dein(e) ...". But even 30 years ago (when I was a school boy) this sounded a little 'corny' to us and using it was considered highly uncool. So even today I prefer addressing my old school friends with something like "Hallo ..." or "Hi ..." and ending the letter simply with "Viele Grüße von ..."
    #2Authordirk24 Jul 06, 06:13
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    Beginn:
    Hallo x
    Liebe/r x (ein bisschen förmlich)
    Hallo liebe/r x


    Ende:
    Viele Grüße
    Viele liebe Grüße
    Liebe Grüße
    Herzliche Grüße


    Dein/e erscheint mir etwas hochgestochen und ziemlich altmodisch. Ich habe das noch nie geschrieben und würde es nicht schreiben.
    #3Authorwk.at24 Jul 06, 07:34
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    Yes.
    When I was in the Goethe Institut, we were taught to start the letter with "Liebe (r)" and end it with "Dein(e)" with the capital D, as a rechtschreibung rule.
    #4Authorminu24 Jul 06, 07:52
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    But today while working as a co-ordinator & consultant for projects with various European companies, the German correspondance is a crisp "Hallo... Gruessen."
    #5Authorminu24 Jul 06, 07:56
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    Thank you for your input. This is one of the things I found when using my German learnt at school "into practice" - could be a little "old fashioned", but nice.
    #6AuthorSchuettelglas24 Jul 06, 09:34
     Beitrag #7­ wurde gelöscht.
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    Ich wundere mich gerade ein bisschen, dass das "Dein/Deine" von so vielen als altmodisch empfunden wird. Es ist sicher persönlicher als nur "Viele Grüße" zu schreiben, aber altmodisch finde ich es nicht. Ich bin 28 und schicke (und bekomme) regelmäßig E-Mails und Postkarten mit "Liebe Grüße, Deine xy".
    #8AuthorMuriella24 Jul 06, 11:09
     
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