Talk:Valediction
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UK Valedictions
[edit]It seems somewhat odd the the UK section is so concerned with valedictions to Roman Catholic clergy when the state church in England is the Church of England and the national church in Scotland is the Church of Scotland. Wales and Northern Ireland have no state or national church. So, at the least, this list seems suspect. --IACOBVS (talk) 22:39, 1 May 2022 (UTC)
Translation dictionary?
[edit]Valedictions in languages other than English should not be included in this article. I seek a new consensus to remove them. Riposte97 (talk) 12:02, 23 December 2023 (UTC)
- Object, for the same reason as at Talk:Salutation. Graham87 (talk) 15:28, 29 December 2023 (UTC)
- I have proceeded. Refer to Talk:Salutation for an explanation. Riposte97 (talk) 07:48, 15 October 2024 (UTC)
- I reviewed your deletion and generally agree, but because it was thoroughly unreferenced. However if there are reliable sources that discuss cultural issues (i.e., not simply dicdefs) with valedictions in other cultures, the corresponding content will be perfectly allowable here. --Altenmann >talk 18:19, 29 October 2024 (UTC)
- Good point, agreed Riposte97 (talk) 20:20, 29 October 2024 (UTC)
- I reviewed your deletion and generally agree, but because it was thoroughly unreferenced. However if there are reliable sources that discuss cultural issues (i.e., not simply dicdefs) with valedictions in other cultures, the corresponding content will be perfectly allowable here. --Altenmann >talk 18:19, 29 October 2024 (UTC)
- I have proceeded. Refer to Talk:Salutation for an explanation. Riposte97 (talk) 07:48, 15 October 2024 (UTC)
History of specific valedictions
[edit]I removed this bit of uncited history from "Best wishes":
"The origin of best as a closer for correspondence begins with the phrase "best wishes," which has been used to express hope for a person's future happiness or well-being since the 16th century, as demonstrated by the Earl of Essex in a 1595 letter: "This … is … accompanyed with my best wishes, from your lordship's most affectionate cousin and friend."
It doesn't belong in the table of business valedictions, but if the histories of specific valedictions were sourced they could be a nice section of their own. TabooSnafu (talk) 17:55, 15 September 2026 (UTC)