Opening Greetings

Greeting Usage (Oral / Written) Language Register

 Dear Sir / Madam Written only Very formal

Dear Mr. X / Mrs. X / Miss X / Ms. X Written only Very formal

Pleased to meet you / It’s a pleasure to meet you Oral Formal

How do you do? Oral Formal

Good morning / day / evening Written and Oral Formal – Neutral

Hello (+ Mr. X / Mrs. X / Miss X / Ms. X) Written and Oral Formal

Hello Written and Oral Neutral

Hello (+ First name) Written and Oral Neutral – Informal

How are you? Written and Oral Neutral

Hi! Written and Oral Neutral – Informal

Hey / Hey man! / Hey guys! Written and Oral Informal

How’s everything going? / How are things? / How’s life? Oral Informal

Long time, no see! Oral Informal

What’s up? Mostly oral Informal

Hiya! Written and Oral Informal

Yo! Mostly oral  Very informal

Howdy! Oral Very informal

‘Sup? Oral Very informal

Closing Greetings

Greeting Usage (Oral / Written) Language Register

Yours Sincerely / Yours Faithfully Written only Very formal

Kind Regards Written only Formal

Farewell Written and oral Formal

All the best Written and oral Neutral – Formal

Goodbye! Oral Neutral – Formal

See you later / tomorrow / in the morning Mostly oral Neutral

Take care Written and Oral Neutral

From (+ name) Written only Neutral

Bye! Oral Neutral – Informal

See ya! Oral Informal

Love / Love from Written only Informal (used with close friends and family)

Lots of love / Much love Mostly written Informal

See you around Oral Informal

Catch you later Oral Informal